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We've tried electronic cigarettes before and weren't too pleased with the experience.
That's why when Logic E-Cigs reached out to Business Insider and claimed to have a better e-cigarette than other models I was excited to try it out.
Logic offers several types of electronic cigarettes but I tried the rechargable version called the power series.
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Deputy Editor Gus Lubin commented, "It tastes better than NJOY but looks kind of silly. Anyway neither is as satisfying as a real cigarette — nor as healthy as smoking nothing."
In a perfect world, electronic cigarettes would replace traditional cigarettes, helping to make smokers slightly more healthy. Overall smoking in general is a terrible habit, one which I wish I wasn't so addicted to. For now, I prefer the taste and satisfaction that comes from a regular cigarette until I can kick the habit for good.


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Ross Tennis Academy Turning Out as Hoped
The Ross School's Tennis Academy, the first of its kind on the East Coast inasmuch as its students play and study at a school — their 12-hour day being pretty much evenly divided between sport and studies — has six members, all boys between the ages of 11 and 15, in its first class.
Vinicius Carmo, Ross's Brazilian-born boys and girls tennis coach, would eventually like to see the Academy grow to 24 — by two or three a year, say — but for the moment he's pleased with his initial half-dozen, whose United States Tennis Association tournament results, he thinks, should serve as the Academy's best recommendation when it comes to parents eager and financially able to further their children's tennis ambitions.
Carmo is not promising that these young players will wind up on the pro tour, though he thinks they could well wind up with college scholarships, and that, because of their immersion from an early age in high-pressure situations, they'll have the wherewithal to succeed in whatever they choose to do in life.
"Essentially," he said during a recent conversation, "it's a school for life. These kids will be much more mature — they'll have to deal with a lot at a younger age. This Academy is geared to building character. Even if they play professionally, their top-level athletic life will be short. What will they do after 33? Here, they'll be challenging themselves — they'll have a leg up on their peers. They'll be better people, more confident."
The first class comprises Fernando Fernandez of Sao Paulo, Brazil, a 15-year-old ninth grader who "found us through the Internet"; Trippie Tuff, a 14-year-old ninth grader who has been a mainstay on Ross's boys team for the past two years; Carl Grant, a 13-year-old eighth grader who was on the team last year; Lucas Larese, a 13-year-old eighth grader from New York City who attended Ross's summer camp; James Ignatowich, an 11-year-old sixth grader whose parents moved here from Connecticut, and Jiahui Guo, a 15-year-old 10th grader from China, a Ross boarding student who, Carmo said, "loves tennis."
The Academy's tennis instructors, who also will travel with their charges to two U.S.T.A. tournaments a month, are Carmo, Mauricio Gattuso, Alejandro Tejerina, and Daniela Muscolino — two Brazilians and two Argentines.
A typical day, said Carmo, begins with drills on Ross's enclosed courts at 7 a.m., followed by breakfast at 8:30 and classes (in cultural history, English, mathematics, a foreign language, and science) from 9 to 2. Tennis techniques are taught and practiced from 2:15 to 3:15. From 3:15 to 4:15, Joao Monteira of the Core Dynamics fitness center in Water Mill oversees tennis conditioning, though Paul Weinhold, a well-known sports psychologist who lives in New York City and Amagansett, meets with the group in that hour on Fridays. From 4:30 to 6:30, it's study hall and dinner, and from 6:30 to 8 there's match play.
Asked if his charges weren't exhausted by the end of the day, Carmo said, with a smile, "They've been taking it in stride — they're kids and they love to play tennis."
And as far as tennis instruction goes, "We can really work with them, much more closely than we would in an ordinary school situation."
As aforesaid, tournament play may prove to be the proof of the pudding when it comes to parents sitting for the moment on the sidelines. Carmo said Larese "got to the finals in his first Level 1 tournament, and beat two kids he'd lost to before, by scores of 6-1, 6-1 and 7-6, 6-2. James placed third in a tournament in Massachusetts that drew the best players in New England. So, already the results are good, because they're playing so much. . . . We're also trying to get matches with other clubs. Patrick McEnroe has a great group at Flushing Meadows . . . and you should say we're also trying to get good adults to play our kids because they have to learn how to handle different styles — hard, soft, slice, junk. . . . Anyone who thinks they're good are invited to play matches!"
There had been a question as to whether the Academy students could also play on Ross's tennis teams, though Carmo said Section XI, the governing body for high school sports in Suffolk, had ruled against such an interchange.
No matter. "I think our boys team will be among the top ones anyway. We've got Felipe Reis, who will be our number-one, Harrison Rowen, Will Greenberg, Louis Caiola, Jack Brinkley-Cook, and two seventh graders who are good, Michael Peterson and Jonas Linnmann-Feurring. Seven good players."
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Former Texas Republican Party Chairman Tom Pauken took advantage of his position as the only announced candidate for governor to remind Texans on Tuesday that they have a "choice in their nominee." His remarks came at a news conference the day after Rick Perry announced he would not seek a fourth term.
"Texans feel they aren't being heard by political insiders who wield power," he said in a statement. "There's a style of governance that has developed even within our own Republican party's leadership where primary allegiance goes to those who write the big checks, and powerful insiders pick and choose what issues get taken care of in Austin."
Pauken, who filed to run in the 2014 Republican Primary in March, most recently served six years as a Perry appointee to the Texas Workforce Commission. He resigned in March and was replaced by Esperanza "Hope" Andrade.
He said he was setting himself apart from likely candidate Attorney General Greg Abbott, who is expected to join the race as the GOP's favorite. In January, Abbott's campaign fund had collected more than $18 million in contributions, according to a Texas Ethics Commission filing. Pauken hasn't had to file a report yet.
An Army veteran, Pauken was a lawyer in President Ronald Reagan's White House and helped the Texas Republican party rise in power in the '90s. As women's rights promise to continue to be critical in the upcoming state elections, Pauken's campaign website ensured his devotion to the rights of the unborn were on-par with Perry's:
"Throughout my adult life — both as a private citizen and as a public figure — I have been a strong supporter of the right to life of the unborn while encouraging alternatives to abortion such as adoption. Women considering abortion often find themselves in desperate straits; and it is important to reach out and assist those women to provide a positive start to life for that mother's new child," it states.


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It's another busy weekend around the area.
There's a Red Cross blood drive at Faith Presbyterian Church in Quincy Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday features a full day of activities in downtown Hannibal. Living Windows as well as the regular Second Saturday Gallery Walk takes place. Events will be happening from mid-morning through late evening.
The Quincy Public Library's annual ornament workshop is Saturday from 1-3 p.m. in the Children's Department of the Library.
The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum hosts a program about Christmas in the Clemens household Saturday at 2 p.m., featuring Curator Henry Sweets and Master Storyteller Gladys Cogswell.
FACT hosts a Princess & Super-Hero tea party Saturday 3-5 p.m. at the Hannibal Arts Council.
Culver-Stockton College in Canton hosts, "A Weekend of One Acts," at 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the Mabee Black Box Theatre.
The John Wood Community College Student Government Association will have toy drive during the JWCC men's and women's basketball games Saturday at 3 & 5 p.m.


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The process of securing a home loan can be confusing and daunting, especially when it comes to the laundry list of fees associated with your mortgage. It can be very difficult to understand all the fees and closing costs and whether or not you're being overcharged.
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Shopping around for the lowest closing costs could save you thousands -- money that could be spent on your new home instead of on your loan. Here are 5 strategies to help you shop for the lowest closing costs in order to avoid sticker shock at the closing table.
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No. 1: Shop around.Getting quotes from several mortgage lenders is the number one piece of advice when it comes to mortgage shopping. Although lenders don't have to provide an estimate before you apply for the loan, you should be able to find lenders who are willing to provide some ballpark figures. Try to get at least three estimates from local lenders. Speaking to local lenders is extremely important, especially when it comes to closing costs.
No. 2: Know your locale. Location is very important when it comes understanding the closing costs associated with your loan. According to the Federal Reserve, a general rule of thumb is to expect closing costs to be roughly 3% of your home's price. However, in certain high-tax areas of the country, closing costs can be closer to 5 or 6% of the home price.
No. 3: Don't pay for a lower rate. Homebuyers have the option to pay more points at closing in exchange for a lower interest rate. However, experts say paying points isn't really worth it when mortgage rates are already low. "I would suggest not buying down an interest rate," says Mark Hanley, a mortgage officer in Austin, Texas. "Paying upfront discount points in today's market seems unnecessary as rates are really low already."
No. 4: Spot red flags. Now that you have a list of lenders, it's time to look at the fees they charge. Take notice of estimates that are particularly higher or lower than the rest. If one lender is charging significantly more for a third-party fee than the others, ask about it.
"If one lender is not disclosing a fee that another lender is, ask why," says Hanley. "I have seen competing bids where lenders purposely lowball a tax payment estimate in order to look like their estimate carries an overall lower cash-to-close figure."
Fees charged by the lender also can be negotiated. The best way to know what's negotiable is to ask the lender directly. Also look for "junk" fees, which are typically listed as "warehousing fees" or "processing fees" and are sometimes a way for unscrupulous lenders to increase their bottom line. "These are easy to spot because every lender doesn't charge them, so they stick out on estimates," says Lynda Conway, a real estate agent in Austin, Texas.
No. 5: Shop around for homeowner's insurance. Moira Vahey, spokesperson for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), says even though the CFPB recently issued rules that "provide consumers with options to avoid costly force-placed insurance," the best way to avoid pricier insurance is to shop around. It'll reduce your closing costs and save you money long-term on your insurance premiums.
Look for new or added fees
Three days after submitting your loan application, your mortgage lender is required to provide you with a "good faith estimate" (GFE) of your expected fees and closing costs. You also should request a fees worksheet that breaks down the closing costs even further. "The GFE has a way of hiding fees by bundling several of them together into one fee," says Hanley.
If the fees have changed (the fees on your GFE aren't set in stone), ask your lender for an explanation. The GFE will tell you which fees could change prior to settlement and the maximum amount by which they are allowed to change.
Do a final check
At least one day before closing, request a copy of your HUD-1 settlement statement from your lender. The HUD-1 is the final statement of fees, so compare it to your GFE to make sure the fees and amounts haven't changed significantly.
Finally, if you do notice new or significantly higher closing costs, don't be afraid to ask about them. The CFPB advises homebuyers never to sign papers you don't fully understand. Lastly, consult with a real estate attorney about your options should you decide to walk away from the loan.
The original article can be found at HSH.com:5 ways to save on closing costs


text: On 31 Oct 2002, Dean Johnson wrote: > On Thu, 2002-10-31 at 14:05, Robert G. Brown wrote: > > > > The original >>beowulf<< concept was more like "the COTS cluster is the > > supercomputer", and that is what scyld and the nasa goddard folks have > > largely focused on, so most "true beowulfs" have a single head node, but > > the strictly defined beowulf is far from the first or the only cluster > > architecture. Even in the early days, there were a number of linux > > beowulfish clusters (that really did have dedicated, isolated nodes and > > access only via head nodes) with more than one head node. > > > > The closer you come to having all the nodes externally accessible (ie. > like head nodes), the more it smells like a 'grid'. Well sure, but remember that there were (if you like) "grid" computing operations, even ones with dedicated software support, long before GRID was even coined as a term. We called brahma a "distributed parallel supercomputer", which was definitely not as sexy as beowulf or grid;-). And distributed parallel "supercomputing" itself predates brahma by many years, at least back to the invention of pvm (which in many cases -- at least my own case, but how could I be unique -- was used to run grid-like master/slave computations over widely distributed networks and resources), and I'd argue even further back to the invention of TCP/IP and rsh, which I was using that way before I learned of PVM in about '93. Or even further As soon as there were systems connected with a network with a remote execution protocol and with idle cycles, bottom feeders like myself were lurking, ready to pounce:-) Note that I am not implying in any way whatsoever that I invented any of this (I certainly did not) -- rather I'm just noting that all of this was fairly commonplace whereever the local environment could support it, and ours did starting in the late 80's. Others with more money were probably doing it on thickwire or serially connected sun 1 clusters or dec vax clusters in the early 80's -- I dunno because back then I was still enamored with DOS and my first IBM PC. There are now a bunch of terms at this point for many of the cluster variants which is great as it makes discussing them a bit easier, but it is still important to remember that with any of the COTS architectures YOU get to engineer YOUR cluster to meet YOUR needs, and need not be a slave to any of the existing named templates (although it doesn't hurt to learn about them and use them if appropriate). It is foolish to build a "true beowulf" if one really needs something closer to a compute farm (another pre-GRID term:-), just as it is foolish to build a compute farm if one really has to do something moderately fine grained and require node predictability and network/access isolation. The major point being that if you need two head nodes, or ten, don't let the fact that the cluster you build won't be a "true beowulf" stop you from building it that way. When you're done, call it whatever you like...;-) The minor point being that you should FIRST look at your particular task(s) and THEN decide on cluster architecture. If your cluster is going to be running fine grained synchronous code and you really want the ease, convenience, power, and excellent support one can get by going with a proper Scyld license (with Don Becker basically one of your many personally accessible consultants:-) then you should probably conform to the true beowulf paradigm and provide "multiheaded" access by logging into the head node from multiple workstations on the external network (which should be perfectly possible and reasonably convenient). If you're doing embarrassingly parallel monte carlo or simple master/slave moderately coarse grained parallel (especially if it isn't synchronous and you expect to support generations of systems in the same cluster) then what they heck, put the dedicated cluster on a flat network with all your workstations and load up gridware (or not -- you may just need PVM and/or ssh and some scripts). rgb Robert G. Brown http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/ Duke University Dept. of Physics, Box 90305 Durham, N.C. 27708-0305 Phone: 1-919-660-2567 Fax: 919-660-2525 email:rgb at phy.duke.edu


text: Kosmor :: View topic - Can't move ships Imprint Search Log in Legal Memberlist Profile Can't move ships Kosmor Forum Index -> Bug-Reports View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message Templar_scumGuest Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 14:06 Post subject: Can't move ships Hello, I need to attack a planet but can't order any of my ships, when I click on ships from the menu, there is no drop down box.. Back to top paveyjGuest Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 14:08 Post subject: Have you built any ships yet? Back to top fernGuest Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 14:22 Post subject: You have to move your WP onto the planet(i think) wasn't that the whole point of the ships poll in talk? Back to top Templar_scumGuest Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 14:28 Post subject: Course I've built ships, and I've attacked planets before, I just cant get the drop down box to come up Back to top MerthosGuest Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 16:11 Post subject: As said, you can't attack a planet with only a ship. Back to top Templar_scumGuest Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 16:14 Post subject: I KNOW, I AM TRYING TO MOVE THEM ONTO MY WAR PLANET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Back to top MerthosGuest Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 16:27 Post subject: Well, then say this in the first place. Go to your ship, click on you WP on the mini map (inside the red circle). Wait for the page to reload and there you go. I can't try that myself currently as all ships in range are on the WP but I can freely move my ships onto a planet. So most likely you're doing something wrong (WP not in range?). Back to top MaelstroemCommanderJoined: 30 Jan 2004Posts: 432Location: Munich, Germany Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 07:15 Post subject: Admiral Thrawn, I've reviewed your problem: Your WP is currently orbiting a star system. On the map, your name is plotted above the starsystem. When moving ships to your WP (in the ship screen), you have to click on the starsystem (not on your name!!). Then select "move to wp" from the pulldown box. Bye, Maelstroem_________________Commander Maelstroem in the house Nemesis Back to top fernGuest Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:54 Post subject: I asked him today and apparently he didn't select his wp, he just assumed that the drop-down box would come up with all options inside the red circle Back to top Templar_scumGuest Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 11:40 Post subject: Thnx Mealstrom, sorted, hee, hee, time for a victory... Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Kosmor Forum Index -> Bug-Reports All times are GMT - 6 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Information----------------NewsGalactic News Community----------------Kosmor TalkKosmor TradeKosmor TournamentsKosmor RPG Support/Feedback----------------Questions and AnswersFeedback / suggestions for improvementBug-Reports You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group


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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lawyers for a Southern California man arrested in Afghanistan on charges he plotted to help al Qaeda militants say he was severely beaten when captured, and they are expected to raise questions about his injuries at a hearing set for Tuesday.
The defendant, U.S. Army veteran Sohiel Omar Kabir, 35, suffered a fractured facial bone, lacerations to his face and head and an eye injury from the beating, his attorneys said in an eight-page memorandum filed in federal court last week.
As a result, Kabir was left with memory problems, difficulty keeping his balance and vision problems, the memo said. Kabir already suffered from epilepsy and had medical problems resulting from an automobile accident.
His lawyers cited his injuries and other medical issues in requesting that Kabir be released from jail and placed under pretrial supervision, including electronic monitoring, while restricted to his parents' home in Southern California.
A detention hearing was scheduled for Tuesday morning before a federal judge in Riverside, east of Los Angeles.
Kabir has been in federal detention since he was returned to the Los Angeles area from Afghanistan on December 3, U.S. authorities say.
He was captured on November 17 in Afghanistan under a U.S. criminal warrant charging him with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, a federal offense that carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.
A criminal complaint in the case accuses Kabir of recruiting two younger men, Ralph Deleon, 23, and Miguel Alejandro Santana Vidriales, 21, to join him for training with al Qaeda and Taliban militants in Afghanistan. Deleon and Santana are alleged to have enlisted a third man, Arifeen David Gojali, 21, in the plot.
The three co-defendants, all residents of communities east of Los Angeles, were arrested together in Chino, California, on November 16, two days before the FBI says they had planned to fly from Mexico to Turkey en route to join Kabir.
They, too, are charged with conspiring to support terrorists. All four are accused of taking part in various activities intended as preparation for deadly attacks on Americans overseas, including U.S. military personnel.
According to the FBI, Kabir told at least one of his co-defendants he had planned to go on a suicide bombing mission without them, before they were due to arrive, but canceled because he got sick. No target of the aborted bomb mission has been specified.
The government's case, as outlined in the FBI complaint, rests largely on conversations recorded or related second-hand by a paid FBI informant previously convicted of drug trafficking, a point seized on by defense lawyers.
Defense attorney Jeffrey Aaron told Reuters on Monday he believes his client was captured in a "snatch-and-grab raid" by U.S. and Afghan forces from his aunt's home in Afghanistan, where Kabir was living while studying Arabic at a mosque.
A U.S. Defense Department spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Todd Breasseale, said in an email message to Reuters that Kabir was captured in a raid by Afghan forces, who turned him over to the U.S. military.
FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller quoted military officials as saying Kabir had sustained "combat-related injuries" during his capture. Aaron disputed this assertion, saying Kabir had "never been in combat."
According to the FBI, Kabir is a naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in Afghanistan and had lived in the Los Angeles suburb of Pomona before going abroad in late 2011, first to Germany and then on to his native country.
Writing and reporting by Steve Gorman; Editing by Bill Trott


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The city is well known as a center of technology and the location for a number of nationally known high-tech and biomedical companies. Among these are Microsoft, Nintendo, AT&T and Physio-Control. Redmond Town Center, a large downtown retail center, offers numerous shops, restaurants, three movie theaters, special events, and live performances by a repertory theatre company and other arts-related groups.
As Redmond continues to evolve into a thriving city of increasing diversity, it seeks to promote its sense of community through programs designed to celebrate its heritage, enhance its neighborhoods, and preserve its historical and natural treasures.
With 53 schools and more than 24,000 students, the Lake Washington School District, the school district for the cities of Redmond, Sammamish and Kirkland combined, is one of the largest in the state. It is also a reflection of the community it serves, generally upper middle class and technology-comfortable. Scores on standardized tests place the district in the state's top 10 percent. The curriculum has been praised in several national education publications for its comprehensive approach to student-centered learning, and over 100 districts around the country are adapting it for their own use.


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It's a clever concept, if not exactly a fresh one: Sell or give away a PC, then make your money on a monthly subscription fee. The Linux-based Zonbu PC costs only $99 and promises to be "greener" than a typical PC, and it offers more than enough power for tasks such as browsing the Web, making Skype calls, or watching the latest movie trailers from QuickTime encoded in MPEG4. (Just keep them to 480p max.) But looks (or, in this case, price) can be deceiving. The Zonbu costs $99 only if you subscribe to its online storage (via Amazon's S3 network) for $12.95 a month for two years. It costs $149 if you go with a one-year subscription. If you don't want the online storage and all that it comes with, you can buy the system outright for $249. Sound familiar? Then you've probably purchased a cell phone in the past decade.
The Zonbu PC essentially has two versions. In the locked-down $99 version, users can't access root on the Linux OS, which means they can't do much damage, let alone change anything beyond the wallpaper or adding Firefox 2.0 extensions. The $249 "Community" version offers full access and the ability to add additional programs through the Gentoo package manager. (Linux enthusiasts will want to know that the Zonbu is built around Gentoo, kernel 2.6.17-ck1, using xfce as its desktop environment.) Zonbu requires a broadband connection for both versions.
The monthly fee covers tech support (online and via phone), along with online file storage at Amazon's S3 servers. This makes it just about impossible to lose your data, which also can be accessed from any other PC. (This will probably require users to download an executable file onto those PCs, however.) It also means you're stuck with only 25GB of storage unless you want to pay a bigger monthly fee: $14.95 for 50GB or $19.95 for 100GB. Beyond a 4GB Compact Flash card that stores the Zonbu's version of Gentoo Linux OS and the host of applications, there is no local storage, though the Zonbu can access USB drives plugged into one of its six USB ports.
You'll need to use one of those ports for a USB DVD drive if you want to play DVDs or rip your CD collection. There's no space for an optical drive in the Zonbu's 6.75- by 4.75- by 2.25-inch (HWD) case. Zonbu offers one for $49, though any should work; I had to experiment with how I plugged the USB drive into the tiny PC. I settled on stacking it underneath the machine and using one of the vertical ports on the back of the system because the USB cable was prone to slipping out of the external drive and crashing the DVD playback and jukebox applications. (Once I sorted that out, I never saw "Banshee Encountered a Fatal Error. Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation" again.)
There's much to be captivated by with the Zonbu, at least on paper. Built around the Gentoo Linux OS and running on a 1.2-GHz Via mainboard with 512MB of RAM, integrated graphics, and a 4GB Compact Flash card, the Zonbu is a silent (no fans) machine that consumes less electricity than most notebooks. (It used 8W in standby and 11W in use playing DVDs or making a Skype call, using our Kill-A-Watt power monitor.) The company has been waving a very green flag, touting its efforts to obtain full Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) certification for the machine through the Green Electronics Council, which promises a considerably greener PC than one might purchase otherwise. EPEAT has "23 mandatory environmental criteria that must be met before a product can claim EPEAT-Bronze, the lowest "green" tier, including compliance with the European laws on reduced hazardous substances (RoHS), design for disassembly, labeling of parts for easy recycling, availability of a recycling take-back system, reduced and recycled-content packaging," and more. Zonbu is also purchasing carbon credits to offset electrical usage by the machines.
The heart of the Zonbu is a 1.2-GHz Via C7 ULV chipset, hardly a barn burner compared with the 2- and 3-GHz Intel and AMD CPUs at the heart of most machines these days. We don't have benchmark tests for Linux boxes at this time, but the machine was more than powerful enough for all the onboard applications we ran, despite the paltry-sounding 512MB of RAM (64MB of which is pooled with the integrated graphics; display output comes from a VGA port). The onboard MPEG2 acceleration helps prevent DVD playback from overwhelming the system, which had no problems feeding a 720p HDTV. Skype calls were crisp on both ends, and audio playback via the onboard 2-channel sound was considerably cleaner than we would have expected. The box had no problem ripping CDs into FLAC audio files, but did so at a very leisurely pace; it generally took close to 40 minutes to rip and encode a 44-minute CD. One area where Zonbu fell well short of our expectations was playing Flash video off the Web; sites such as YouTube were prone to stuttering playback. (We suspect this is a Flash/Linux issue and not a processor issue; we did have some luck playing back MPEG4 movie trailers from Apple's QuickTime pages.)
That slow pace was also evident when I browsed a folder full of hefty 2.5MB photos from the 25GB of secure online storage included in the Zonbu's monthly fee: I'd hit the next button on the file viewer and wait a few moments for the next picture to launch. Smaller files, such as Open Office word documents, or audio files played through Banshee, the onboard audio-ripping and jukebox software, launched instantly. The speed at which you can save files to S3 is totally dependent on the speed of your Internet connection, though Zonbu does appear to cache locally to speed up the process of moving files from, say, your digital camera to the Zonbu's drive.
Though the hardware I tested was final, the OS and applications installed were a beta. Beyond the issues with CD ripping and playback, which disappeared after I sorted out the problems with the external USB drive, the unit was very solid. I did have two minor complaints: First, the log-in requires you to type in your complete e-mail address every time you log in. (Zonbu promises the system will store your address in a later version.) Second, every time I rebooted the machine, it displayed a network configuration dialog, even though our machine was still connected to the network. I'd rather not see "Offline: Please connect to the Internet your Zonbu box by following these steps" every time I restart the system.
Since users of the managed version can't install additional applications, the quality of the preload is critical. I found Firefox, OpenOffice, Skype, and Banshee[[added above]], and Photo Organizer (which claims it can import photos from "more than 800 cameras," supports JPEG, TIFF, GIF, and RAW files, and cover basic photo-editing chores, such as cropping, resizing, and red-eye removal) all to be excellent. The Totem DVD player was less impressive. Turning on deinterlacing caused a host of green artifacts to show up in our video. (Additional applications include GimpShop, for more advanced photo editing, Nvu for Web-page editing, Pidgin for IM via AOL, MSN, Yahoo!, ICQ, and IRC) and even a Azureus and aMule for P2P downloads. (Did I mention how small that 25GB of online storage looks?)
I didn't have a chance to access the Windows importer tool that lets "Windows users import their data: documents, music, video, and e-mails, directly to their storage space." I can say that the beta version I tested sorely needed additional help to ease Windows users into the Zonbu's Linux environment. Little things, such as having to insert a CD or DVD to launch the appropriate application, since double-clicking on the disc icon does nothing, were a tad frustrating.
Is the Zonbu ready for a two-year commitment? For the most part, yes. There will be some transition issues for Microsoft Windows users, but those shouldn't be too painful. Beyond my external DVD glitch, the system was fairly bombproof. More online storage would be nice for the $12.95 fee: 25GB could easily get packed with even a modest audio collection. My paramount concern is whether the company will stay solvent for the entire two years, so that the system continues to receive the promised automatic (and invisible) updates for the duration. Call us paranoid, but two years is a long time for a new business model.
The $249 Community version is a much easier sell: a low-power PC that could easily run your audio collection into your stereo, has more than enough power for homework or basic image editing, and is unlocked so you can load anything you want on it via Gentoo's package manager. There are definitely things you won't want to do on a Zonbu (editing video comes to mind), but for most things, you've got more than enough machine here.


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Some of you may be aware of the fact that Asheville, NC was named BeerCity USA 2010 in a poll organized by well-known writer and homebrew advocate Charlie Papazian. Though this is a bit silly considering that Asheville's population is only about 75,000, it speaks to the passion of the city's people for sumptuous suds.
Despite how you may feel about the legitimacy of that title being bestowed upon Asheville, you must admit that you're a bit intrigued. Well, at least I can. After a series of unfortunate circumstances caused my late December vacation to Michigan to fall through, I figured that I would utilize the opportunity and the funds that I had set aside to visit this small, artistic, and surprisingly progressive southern town, and stake my own opinion about its beer destination worthiness.
The first highlight of my trip was actually found in the Atlanta Airport which was the site of my layover. I exited the plane in Terminal B, which just so happened to be the same terminal as the Sweet Water Brewing Company Draft House & Grill. I had been wanting to get a taste of Sweet Water's brews for quite some time so the opportunity was welcomed. The place was packed. There wasn't a single open table or stool at the bar. Most of the people had their carry-on luggage with them, so there was barely even room to walk between the tables. I eventually made my way through the wreckage and up to a tiny opening at the bar between two stools. I was quickly greeted by an attractive young lady with a southern accent. I think there was probably a pretty long pause before I was able to answer with my order, as I took in the entire scene. I eventually was able to blurt out my desire for an IPA.
The IPA was really solid. Not overly bitter, decent balance, massive blend of citrus and pine…very drinkable. As I sat and sipped, I came to realize that there was one beer on tap that was not on the chalkboard listing. It was pouring from the "high gravity" tap that was slightly hidden behind the bar, separate from all of the other taps. This was the Happy Ending, and boy was it ever. A dry hopped, 9% abv Imperial Stout. It was served in a chalice and it was fantastic. Insanely hoppy for a stout, but with equal parts chocolatey, roasty, sweet depth in blackness. It was a wonderful first experience in the sudsy south.
After I got all settled in at my dwelling in Asheville, I quickly realized that my liquid lunch in Atlanta didn't quite sustain my hunger. I was starving, and of course, thirsty for a beer. I found myself at UJ aka Universal Joint. Again, the place was packed, but I quickly realized that it was a Sunday night and there was playoff football on the tele. Luckily, a table quickly became available and I was able to order a Pisgah Porter. My research lent me to believe that Pisgah Brewing was one of the more exciting Western North Carolina breweries. Their seasonals seem to hold the most hype, but I wanted to start with a regular offering of theirs and make up my own opinion. I very much enjoyed the porter and the experience made me even more excited to venture out to Black Mountain, NC to visit the brewery later in the week.
The food menu looked outstanding! It seemed as though burgers were the specialty of the Joint, but when I saw the fish reuben I about freaked and had to have it. It was absolutely delicious and my hunger was quenched. I had one more beer before heading out and it was a serious gem…Terrapin Beer Co.'s Wake and Bake. W&B is an imperial oatmeal coffee stout and it's about as close to drinking an iced coffee as any beer I've ever had. It was super bitter, but smooth and creamy. Amazing beer.
From here I stopped at a small corner grocer and picked up a bottle of RJ Rockers Black Perle, a black IPA/Cascadian Dark Ale/American Black Ale/whatever the hell you want to call it, and a six-pack of Ska Brewing Modus Hoperandi IPA and headed back to the dwelling. I downed a few cans of MH and passed out in a haze of jet lag and delicious, delicious beer. And that's just day one. Much more to come in the next few days.
Filed under: The Regional Flavor Tagged: Asheville, Pisgah Brewing, RJ Rockers, Ska Brewing, Sweet Water Brewing Company Draft House & Grill, Terrapin Beer Co.


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'''Joey Mousepad''' is the least intelligent of the [[Robot Mafia]]'s goons. He takes his name from the computer mouse and mousepad that hang around his neck. He is a member of the [[League of Robots]]. He
'''Joey Mousepad''' is the least intelligent of the [[Robot Mafia]]'s goons. He takes his name from the computer mouse and mousepad that hang around his neck. He is a member of the [[League of Robots]].
later be [[Will Riker's Island|]].
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|Secondary character
|Joey Mousepad
|Planet of origin
|Earth or perhaps Sicily 8
|First appearance
|"Bender Gets Made" (2ACV13)
|Voiced by
|John DiMaggio
Joey Mousepad is the least intelligent of the Robot Mafia's goons. He takes his name from the computer mouse and mousepad that hang around his neck. He is a member of the League of Robots.
It's unknown when, where, or why Joey Mousepad was built. At some point, he became a member of the Robot Mafia under the leadership of the Donbot, including becoming the Donbot's driver. In 3001, Joey participated in the Zuban cigar heist of the Planet Express ship (2ACV13). He was placed on the Robot Santa's Naughty List when he is seen beating up a shopkeeper who didn't pay his protection money (3ACV03). It was Joey who publicly announced the Robot Mafia's support of the robot strike against the Curvetti Bros. Bending Plant, and informed the Donbot that Flexo (actually Bender in disguise) was spending money he had earned as a strike breaker (3ACV06). Later, he joined the Big Robot Party in the Galápagos Islands (4ACV08).
After surviving the party, he later fought in the Battle for Earth against the Scammer Aliens (5ACV04). He was revealed to be a member of the League of Robots (5ACV06), and later taught Bender a lesson by shooting him repeatedly after Bender had an affair with Fanny (5ACV13). Some time later, Joey was incarcerated on Will Riker's Island alongside Bender and Roberto (6ACV04). Joey was the doorman for the wedding of the Donbot's eldest daughter, and was surprised to learn that Clamps' real name was "Francis". He attempted to tamper with the jury during Donbot's trial, and intimidated Calculon to lie about what happened to him (6ACV14).
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Joey Mousepad: Hey kid! This here turf's our turf!
Clamps: Next time, it'll be yer head in da' clamps! CLAMPS!
Joey Mousepad: Yo! There's our pigeon now. Let's shoot bullets out of our guns.
Joey Mousepad: Hey, boss, this here crew list lists a robot on this crew here.
Joey Mousepad: This guy's an ox. He's got oxen-like strength. He needs a name, right? Let's call him Clamps.
Clamps: Clamps? Clamps?!? DAT'S MY NAME!!!!
Joey Mousepad: Yo! The Mafia supports you. But don't tell no one. Spread the word.
Joey Mousepad: Yeah, but what if management remains intragnizent?
Donbot: From the context it is clear what you mean.
Judge 724: [Seeing a badly bruised Calculon carried by Joey Mousepad.] Calculon, who is that escorting you?
Hedonism Bot: Yes, who?
Calculon: My...personal trainer. And he's trained me to say that my wounds were self-inflicted. For, you see, I'm "a big Hollywood idiot dumb guy what does dat sorta ting".
Joey Mousepad: Poifect!
- "Bender Gets Made" (2ACV13)
- "A Tale of Two Santas" (3ACV03)
- "Bendless Love" (3ACV06)
- "Crimes of the Hot" (4ACV08)
- Bender's Big Score
- The Beast with a Billion Backs
- Into the Wild Green Yonder
- "Proposition Infinity" (6ACV04)
- "The Silence of the Clamps" (6ACV14)
- "Xmas Time Is Fear" (US#006)
- "More than a Filling!" (US#021)
- "Attack of the 50-ft Amy" (US#033)


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Our Order | History |
"Say it plainly: That God by God, I see"
Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh, 12/10/1926 – 10/10/2008
Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh, Master of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order, passed away on Friday, October 10th 2008.
Leaving Tehran in 1979, and after traveling widely in the United States, he settled in England in 1986 and never returned to Iran where the Order continues to thrive despite official attempts to deny the spirit of Iranian sufis. He himself personified the sufi life, serving humanity in humility and love. In addition to his role as a sufi master, he was a pioneer in developing and establishing modern psychiatric practice and facilities in his native Iran.
Dr. Nurbakhsh was born in Kerman on the 10th of December 1926, affectionately referred to by sufis as the 'capital of spiritual poverty'. Shah Nimatullah, the founder of the order bearing his name, called it the 'heart of the universe'. Nurbakhsh was descended from Sheykh Kamal ad-Din Nurbakhsh, one of the distinguished Sheykhs of the Nurbakhshi Sufi Order, over whose tomb the present sufi centre in Kerman was built.
After a prodigious early life, he began his professional career as a medical doctor at the age of 26 when he became head of a local hospital in the southeastern town of Bam, Iran. The following year, 1953, he succeeded his master, Munes 'Ali Shah Zo'r-Riyasateyn, as master of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order, with the sufi sobriquet of Nur 'Ali Shah.
Following a term serving the people of Bam, he was transferred to Tehran, where he took up residence in the small sufi centre in the downtown district of Shahpur Square. This became the centre of a sufi revival in Iran as well as attracting western seekers and scholars from around the world.
Through his tireless energy Dr. Nurbakhsh initiated the greatest renaissance of the Nimatullahi Sufi order since the work of the founder, Shah Nimatullah Vali in the 15th century. His teachings have attracted a massive following from every race, ethos, creed and national origin, inspiring a way of loving-kindness and service to humankind according to the tenets of Sufism.
Dr Nurbakhsh never distinguished people in terms of their worldly position or rank, treating all as equal in love and he attracted a wide association of eminent figures from around the world, who became his friends, remaining in regular communication. Such persons included Iran's eminent scholar and philosopher, Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr, the distinguished German scholar, the late Dr. Annemarie Schimmel; the Swiss academician, Dr. Hermann Landolt; the great French scholar of Iranian and Islamic philosophy, Henry Corbin; the Japanese Zen Buddhist and scholar of philosophy, Dr. Toshihiko Izutsu; American Islamic and sufi scholars such as Profs. Carl Ernst, William Chittick, and James Morris; American poet Robert Bly; as well as Russian scholars in the field like Prof. I.M. Steblin-Kamensky.
He became friend and mentor to western diplomats in Tehran, in particular, Sir Peter Ramsbotham of the United Kingdom and James George of Canada. He enjoyed warm relations with a number of other spiritual guides, such as Mme. de Salzman, head of the Gurdjieff movement at the time; Dr. Ganjavian, master of the Zahabi Sufi Order of Iran; and the spiritual heads of the Ahl-e Haqq and Qadiri Sufi Orders in Iranian Kurdistan.
After obtaining his Psychiatric degree from the Sorbonne, Dr. Nurbakhsh was appointed professor of psychiatry at the Tehran University school of medicine, a position which he held until he retired, along with that of director of the Iranian Medical Council, president of the Iranian Association of Psychiatrists, and head of the Ruzbeh Psychiatric Hospital. He was also an honorary member of the American Psychiatrists' Association.
He produced 37 scientific works in the field of psychiatry, as author, editor and translator, along with many articles in scientific journals and a compendium of instructional brochures for the use of researchers, professors and students.
Throughout his life Dr. Nurbakhsh wrote extensively on Iranian gnosis and Islamic Sufism. Besides publication of his prolific writings, including biographies of the masters of the path and the principles of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order, he also sponsored numerous international conferences and seminars, the papers of which have been compiled in three compendia in English.
He was known for his "prodigious activity" (Henry Corbin's words) in the publication of classical sufi texts. By 1979, when he went into voluntary exile in the West, he had published some eighty books. Besides his own prose and poetical works, Dr. Nurbakhsh edited and published the Diwan and collected treatises (late 1970s, in 4 hefty volumes) of Shah Ni'matullah, as well as many of the important works by nineteenth-century Ni'matullahi masters, including collected works of Nur 'Ali Shah, and works by Mast 'Ali Shah, Muzaffar 'Ali Shah, Majdhub 'Ali Shah, Rawnaq 'Ali Shah, Mushtaq 'Ali Shah, and adr al-Mamalik Ardabili. He also edited and published critical editions of treatises and poetical works by classical Persian sufi writers, such as Ansari, Ahmad Ghazali, Ruzbihan Baqli, 'Iraqi and Shabistari.
When the Nimatullahi Order began to set up branches in the West in the early 1970s, the Order's own 'Khanaqah-i Ni'matullahi Publications' in the United States translated and published scores of Dr. Nurbakhsh's own works. Foremost among these should be listed: Sufi Women (New York 1983, reprinted 4 times and since translated into Spanish, French, Italian and German); Jesus in the Eyes of the Sufis (London 1983, reprinted once and since translated into Spanish, Italian and German); Spiritual Poverty in Sufism (London 1984, since translated into French, Italian and Spanish); The Great Satan, 'Eblis' (London 1986, since translated into Italian and German); and The Psychology of Sufism (London 1992, since translated into Italian, German, Spanish and Russian). Dr. Nurbakhsh's two volumes of Prophetic traditions used by the sufis, published in trilingual texts (Arabic, Persian and English), his five-volume work entitled The Gnosis of the Sufis (Ma'arif-i Sufiyya), and his sixteen-volume work on sufi technical terminology entitled Sufi Symbolism (Farhang-i Nurbakhsh) remain his most significant contributions to Islamic sufi studies in the West to date. His works have been translated from the original Persian into English, Spanish, Russian, French, German, Dutch, Swedish and Polish. In addition, he has published a quarterly journal with articles, features, fiction and poetry on Sufism and related spiritual paths, now in its twentieth year, with editions in Persian, English, French, Spanish and Russian.
In the years up to 1979 he established 70 sufi centres in most of the major cities and towns of Iran, all set up as charitable organisations according to civil and Islamic law. A great number of these have since been expropriated under the current regime.
Since moving to the West in 1979 Dr Nurbakhsh has established 35 active centres across the rest of the world, including England, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Sweden, and Austria in Europe; Russia; the United States, Canada and Mexico in North America; Australia; and in the Ivory Coast, Benin, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Senegal in West Africa, each incorporated as an independent charity under the civil law of the respective countries.
Dr. Nurbakhsh made important advances in psychiatry in his native Iran, instituting improvements in the Ruzbeh Hospital which brought the institution into the forefront of psychiatric practice, including the construction of the first modern psychiatric clinic in Tehran. Under his leadership, the Order has provided financial and technical assistance to various charitable institutions in Iran and to two orphanages in Mexico as well as the founding and operation of two clinics in West Africa: in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and in Porto Novo, Benin.
Nimatullahi sufi centres around the world reflect the vastness of his spirit and serve not only to promote the ideals of the sufi path but also the Persian language, its literature, poetry and mystical opus through which the culture, music and art of Iran are celebrated. A formidable personality, he was known for his startling wit, constant rapturous laughter, mastery of the art of conversation and use of humour as a pedagogic device. A ghazal in his lovely Divan of ecstatic Persian sufi poetry, concludes:
The world has been like a dream to you, Nurbakhsh
All the people therein bewitched and broken-hearted.
Dr. Nurbakhsh passed away in his retreat in the English countryside near the town of Banbury, Oxfordshire, where he spent his final years, and is buried there.
He has been succeeded by his son, Dr. Alireza Nurbakhsh, a doctor in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin and a practising lawyer in London. His sufi sobriquet is Reza 'Ali Shah.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Parvaneh Daneshvar Nurbakhsh, three sons, and two daughters.
Through love, I have reached a place
Where no trace of love remains,
Where I and We and the painting of existence
Have all been forgotten and left behind
- Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh
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Shah Nimatullah
Shah Nimatullah was born in 1330 A.D. (731 A. H.) in Aleppo, Syria. His father, Mir 'Abdo'llah, was himself a sufi master and a descendent of the Prophet. His mother was from a noble family of Fars in southern Iran. Shah Nimatullah traveled extensively in the Islamic world - meeting numerous masters and becoming acquainted with the important ideas of his time.
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Masters of the Path
What follows is the sisilah or chain of the Nimatuallhi Sufi Order – the initiatory succession of sufi masters whose esoteric teaching is transmitted and continued today by our current master, Reza 'Ali Shah (Dr. Alireza Nurbakhsh).
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text: Having filed a demolition permit, the new owner of the Paul Rudolph-designed Micheels House located at 16 Minuteman Hill in Westport, Ct, cited compliance with the requirements for the permit as the reason for removing the asbestos roof membrane earlier this week. There has also been a report that the windows of the building have been smashed. Plans for demolition are set for Tuesday, December 19th, 2006, in the midst of the heated debate that has arisen after the preservation community's initial response to the building's potential destruction. Through articles on WestportNow.com and the comments being posted to the website, it is evident that members of the preservation community who have rallied behind the Rudolph building, as well as the parties involved in the demolition and future construction of the new residence, have strong views regarding the stances they have taken on this topic. A New York Times article by David Hay is forthcoming on the issue.


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Publications: Beltman, Susan
Journal Article
Beltman, S., Dobson, M.R., Mansfield, C.F. and Jay, J. (2019) 'The thing that keeps me going': educator resilience in early learning settings. International Journal of Early Years Education . In Press.
Dinham, J., Chalk, B., Beltman, S., Glass, C. and Nguyen, B. (2017) Pathways to resilience: How drawings reveal pre-service teachers' core narratives underpinning their future teacher-selves. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 45 (2). pp. 126-144.
MacCallum, J., Beltman, S., Coffey, A. and Cooper, T. (2017) Taking care of youth mentoring relationships: Red flags, repair, and respectful resolution. Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 25 (3). pp. 250-271.
Mansfield, C.F., Beltman, S., Broadley, T. and Weatherby-Fell, N. (2016) Building resilience in teacher education: An evidenced informed framework. Teaching and Teacher Education, 54 . pp. 77-87.
Beltman, S., Mansfield, C.F. and Harris, A. (2016) Quietly sharing the load? The role of school psychologists in enabling teacher resilience. School Psychology International, 37 (2). pp. 172-188.
Beltman, S., Glass, C., Dinham, J., Chalk, B. and Nguyen, B. (2015) Drawing identity: Beginning pre-service teachers' professional identities. Issues in Educational Research, 25 (3). pp. 225-245.
Mansfield, C., Beltman, S. and Price, A. (2014) 'I'm coming back again!' The resilience process of early career teachers. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 20 (5). pp. 547-567.
Mansfield, C.F. and Beltman, S. (2014) Teacher motivation from a goal content perspective: Beginning teachers' goals for teaching. International Journal of Educational Research, 65 . pp. 54-64.
Mansfield, C.F., Beltman, S., Price, A. and McConney, A. (2012) Don't sweat the small stuff: Understanding teacher resilience at the chalkface. Teaching and Teacher Education, 28 (3). pp. 357-367.
Mansfield, C., Wosnitza, M. and Beltman, S. (2012) Goals for teaching: Towards a framework for examining motivation of graduating teachers. Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, 12 . pp. 21-34.
Beltman, S., Mansfield, C. and Price, A. (2011) Thriving not just surviving: A review of research on teacher resilience. Educational Research Review, 6 (3). pp. 185-207.
Beltman, S. and Wosnitza, M. (2008) "You are getting too old, find a man and marry": Social aspects of motivation to choose teacher education. Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, 8 . pp. 49-63.
Volet, S. and Beltman, S. (2007) Exploring the complex and dynamic nature of sustained motivation. European Psychologist, 12 (4). pp. 314-323.
Beltman, S. and MacCallum, J. (2006) Mentoring and the development of resilience: An Australian perspective. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 8 (1). pp. 21-32.
Conference Paper
Mansfield, C. and Beltman, S. (2012) Building teacher resilience: Research and potential for teacher education. In: Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA), 1 - 4 July 2012, Stamford Grand Hotel, Glenelg, South Australia
Thompson, G., Beltman, S., Glass, C., Jackson-Barrett, E., Kuzich, S. and Price, A. (2011) Writing in community: Academics supporting academic writing. In: AARE 2011, 27 November - 1 December 2011, Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart
Beltman, S., Mansfield, C.F., Price, A., McConney, A., Wosnitza, M. and Pelliccione, L. (2010) Teacher resilience: A review of current literature. In: 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology, 11 - 16 July 2010, Melbourne, VIC
Beltman, S., Mansfield, C., McConney, A., Price, A. and Pelliccione, L. (2010) Teacher resilience: A systematic review of recent literature. In: 25th West Australian Institute of Educational Research (WAIER) Forum, 7 August 2010, Edith Cowan University, Mount Lawley Campus
Beltman, S., Wosnitza, M., McConney, A., Mansfield, C.F., Price, A. and Pelliccione, L. (2010) Teachers' motivation and self-efficacy at the beginning of their career. In: 12th International Conference on Motivation, 2 - 4 September 2010, University of Porto, Portugal
Price, A., Mansfield, C., McConney, A., Beltman, S., Wosnitza, M. and Pelliccione, L. (2010) Toughen up princess. In: WCCES 2010 - World Comparative Education Congress, 14 - 18 June 2010, Istanbul, Turkey
MacCallum, J., Beltman, S. and Palmer, D. (2005) Mentoring as a context for developing motivation. In: AARE 2005: Creative dissent: Constructive solutions, 27 November - 1 December 2005, Paramatta, Sydney
Book Chapter
Mansfield, C.F., Ebersöhn, L., Beltman, S. and Loots, T. (2018) Great Southern Lands: Making space for teacher resilience in South Africa and Australia. In: Wosnitza, M., Pexioto, F., Beltman, S. and Mansfield, C., (eds.) Resilience in Education. Springer, pp. 53-71.
Beltman, S. and Mansfield, C.F. (2018) Resilience in Education: An Introduction. In: Wosnitza, M., Peixoto, F., Beltman, S. and Mansfield, C.F., (eds.) Resilience in Education. Springer, pp. 3-9.
Beltman, S., Mansfield, C.F., Wosnitza, M., Weatherby-Fell, N. and Broadley, T. (2018) Using online modules to build capacity for teacher resilience. In: Wosnitza, M., Peixoto, F., Beltman, S. and Mansfield, C.F., (eds.) Resilience in Education. Springer, pp. 237-253.
Mansfield, C., Beltman, S., Weatherby-Fell, N. and Broadley, T. (2016) Classroom Ready? Building Resilience in Teacher Education. In: Brandenburg, R., McDonough, S., Burke, J. and White, S., (eds.) Teacher Education: Innovation, Intervention and Impact. Springer Singapore, pp. 211-229.
MacCallum, J. and Beltman, S. (2003) Bridges and barriers in Australia's youth mentoring programs. In: Kochan, F.K. and Pascarelli, J.T., (eds.) Global perspectives on mentoring: Transforming contexts, communities and cultures. IAP-Information Age Publishing, Inc., Greenwich, CT, pp. 73-103.
Wosnitza, M., Peixoto, F., Beltman, S. and Mansfield, C.F.(Eds) (2018) Resilience in Education: Concepts, Contexts and Connections. Springer International Publishing.
MacCallum, J., Beltman, S. and Tero, C. (2007) Mentoring: The guide: Ideas, advice and practical help or planning and running mentoring programs that work. Murdoch University. Centre for Learning, Change and development, Murdoch University, Murdoch, W.A.
Beltman, Susan (2005) Motivation of high-achieving athletes and musicians: a person-context perspective. PhD thesis, Murdoch University.
MacCallum, J., Beltman, S., Coffey, A. and Cooper, T. (2014) Youth mentoring relationships: Understanding how to prevent breakdown. Australian Government. Dept. of Education/Government of Western Australia. Dept. of Local Government and Communities
Mansfield, C., Price, A., McConney, A., Beltman, S., Pelliccione, L. and Wosnitza, M. (2012) Keeping cool: Embedding resilience in the initial teacher education curriculum. Australian Government. Office for Learning and Teaching, Murdoch University, W.A..
MacCallum, J., Beltman, S., Palmer, D., Ross, C. and Tero, C. (2005) Evaluation of the indigenous mentoring pilots project. Murdoch University. Centre for Learning, Change and development, Murdoch University, Murdoch, W.A.
MacCallum, J., Beltman, S., Palmer, D., Ross, C. and Tero, C. (2005) Indigenous mentoring pilots project 2001-2004: National evaluation report. Australian Government Dept. of Education, Science and Training, Centre for Learning, Change and Development, Murdoch University.
MacCallum, J., Beltman, S., Palmer, D. and Collard, L. (2002) Going along together: An evaluation kit developed for the local and national evaluation of the indigenous mentoring pilots project. Murdoch University. Centre for Learning, Change and development, Murdoch University, Murdoch, W.A.
MacCallum, J. and Beltman, S. (2002) Role models for young people: What makes an effective role model program. Australian Clearing House for Youth Studies, Hobart, Tasmania.
MacCallum, J. and Beltman, S. (1999) International year of older persons: Mentoring research project. Australian Government. Dept. of Education, Training and Youth Affairs, Centre for Learning, Change and Development, Murdoch University.


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2.drink! getting heavily, heavily into coffee. especially tinderbox in glasgow, that shit will give you palpatations! 3. film! seeing the new lynch film 'inland empire' in the cinema!
4. live! the archie bronson's tearing glasgow's arches a new one! the horns were so loud they actually started two fights in the crowd! wow!
5. film again! 'grindhouse' uncut on opening weekend with a brilliantly rowdy new york audience!
6.meal! that curry we all had on tour that day off in london the other week. king prawn tandoori with tons of ginger and lemon and cashew rice. hooo weee!
7. self improvement! mr butler helping me attain my own personal guitar nirvana!
8. bbq! the one in the domino car park!
9. live! seeing the fabulously adam and the antsy 'fangs' play at a house party in glasgow!
10. self improvement! finally learning to cook. i now do a mean salsa verde. in your face, gordon ramsey!


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South Dakota lottery officials say Melvin Feuerstein matched five of five white ball numbers but not the Wild Card to win the game's second prize in Wednesday's drawing. He also had two of five white ball numbers and the Wild Card on another play line to win an additional $2.
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National Underwriter: What are the competitive advantage of AIR Worldwide's U.S. Hurricane Model vis-à-vis the competition?
Ming Lee: What sets our model apart is its greater stability over time. It has long been considered the most consistent, realistic and comprehensive view of hurricane risk. From revision to revision, the model gets more refined and more granular, but a robust model, which ours is, should not require dramatic updates. Also, there is a tremendous amount of transparency around our model: We have literally thousands of pages of documents explaining [our methodology], and our scientists are available to answer questions.
NU: How has the model's view changed regarding the extent and severity of inland losses that hurricanes can cause?
Lee: We've always been capturing the risks from inland losses, and the potential for these losses is not new. Since 1900, over 60 hurricanes have caused significant inland losses. From the inception of the AIR model, we covered Arkansas, Kentucky, Ohio and other inland states; and in 2010, we added Illinois, Indiana and Missouri, so the model now covers a total of 29 states. There has been a lot of fuss over how hurricane models changed because of [Hurricane] Ike in 2008 causing a new view of inland risk. That's just a lot of fuss about nothing—Ike was not the first storm to cause inland losses.
NU: What impact have the recent changes to Risk Management Solution's cat model (RMS Version 11.0 U.S. Hurricane Model) had on AIR's business?
Lee: There has been growing interest in AIR over last few years, period. The impact of the RMS Version 11 release acceleratef that interest—it has prompted companies to just have the conversation sooner. What we hear from these clients is the unexplainable nature of the changes in the RMS model—not the change itself, but the fact the changes couldn't be explained very well.
Another point I'd want to make related to this: Severe storms happen all the time, and some insurers think they can anticipate their losses based on historical-claims information. The catastrophe experience of 2011 has a lot of companies realizing that rather than viewing modeling from a historical-claims perspective, they should take a more scientific approach to their level of risk.
NU: What advice would you give to a company considering changing models or using one for the first time? What questions should they ask?
Lee: Ask the modeler what its approach is to validation: Do the components of the model make sense overall—in other words, how do they make sure the output makes sense? A company should hear that all components of the model are validated to have scientific merit.
A company should investigate how the model has performed historically. Run storms that occurred in the past with the company's book of business and see what the model says the losses would be if that historical storm occurred today.
Also, take a look at how the model performs in real time: What did the model say that the losses would be as a storm occurred, and how does that reflect the reality of what actually happened?
Finally, ask why you should trust the modeler's experts—and the answer should be the extent the model has been peer reviewed by outside people.
NU: Your European wind model has also seen some recent developments. Tell us about them.
Lee: In 2011, we expanded the model to include additional countries, and the latest version of the AIR Extratropical Cyclone Model for Europe now captures the financial impact of European wind storms on 18 countries. And the 2010 release reflects a lot more realism in our creation of the simulated storms, such as explicit modeling of storm clustering, an important phenomenon in Europe that must be accounted for when managing wind-storm risk. We also added support of additional construction/occupancy combinations, business-interruption coverage, and auto and forestry lines of business.
NU: And what's the latest on the terrorism-modeling front?
Lee: We reconvened our team of experts with experience in military and government, and they considered the ability of a full range of terrorist groups to plan and accomplish a wide variety of attacks. And based on that analysis, the revised model reflects a less frequent and lower severity risk for U.S. terrorism.
NU: Final thoughts?
Lee: The most important concept to remember is that a cat model's output is a currency by which risks are transferred—like money. And like any currency, a cat model has value only to the extent there is confidence in that output. And that confidence should rest on sound science—science that ensures the numbers make sense.


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
Leaders of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement aimed at delegitimizing Israel showed their true colors at a conference in Bethlehem last week by boycotting even a negotiated peace with the Jewish state.
"We have no faith... in the so-called negotiations," BDS leader Omar Barghouti told France's AFP news agency during the conference.
According to Barghouti, the conflict could only end when Israel fully surrenders to all Arab demands, including, but not limited to, opening its gates to millions of so-called "Palestinian refugees," a move that would demographically destroy the Jewish state.
Barghouti and his cohorts urged the Palestinian Authority to stop playing diplomatic games with Israel, and instead throw its full weight behind the BDS effort.
It should be noted that Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas actually agrees with Barghouti and the BDS policies regarding future peace with Israel. Abbas has on numerous occasions stated that he will not sign a peace deal that doesn't include control of Jerusalem and the "right" to flood Israel with millions of Arab civilians.
It should also be pointed out that this was the same BDS conference where a senior PA official lashed out at a participant for asking a "provocative" question. The participant was later beaten by Palestinian police.
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Name: Corvian Virran
Armor: Black, Battle Scorched Kataren-Class Armor without helmet, Black Jedi cloak with a high rise collar
Weapons: Black bladed lightsaber the only one to exist, D-17m-blaster with all attachments Thermal Detonators, EMP Detonators, Flashbang Grenades
Profile: A Jedi Knight to the end of the Clone Wars Age of the time was 16 was in love with another Jedi named Revan also was in command of the Prosecutor at the end of the war. Was uneffected by Order 66 because was out of signal range of communications once the clones had received the order they went to turn but where in formation drill in the hanger I had decieded to open the airlock and killed all of them. I took command of the Prosecutor when the Delta Squad retreved her from Trendoshian hands, or claws rather Revan came on board right when I took command she became my second in command we have been together for two years.
Eye color: Light Brown
Hair color: White and long
Interesting note:Right arm was crushed in a fight with General Grevious as been replace with a machanical arm containing a Vibro Sword and Plasma Bolt Blaster in the palm.
Rank: Jedi Knight
Ship: Prosecutor, Republic Battle Cruiser
Serial number: RAS-4123
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Assault Vehical's: 100 D-17 fighters, 14 ARC-170's, 6 Low Altitude Transport Carrier or LA-TC's, 3 TX-130 tanks, 2 AT-ET, 1 modifide Hailefire droid tank, 10 V-wing Speeders, and 6 Low Altitude Troop Carrier or LA-TC Mark II
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My country, the Philippines, has just been hit by a one-two hard punch when Tropical Storm Ketsana (Ondoy) and Typhoon Parma (Pepeng) hit us one week apart.
Tropical Storm Ketsana which was overly underrated by everyone since it was just like a typical storm passing over our lands, unexpectedly dumped one month's worth of rains in just about 6 hours, flooding most of Metro Manila and catching everyone unprepared.
Typhoon Parma, which at its strongest was a Category 5, missed Metro Manila by a miracle but slammed into Northern Luzon, lingered, went out into the South China Sea, drawn back to Northern Luzon by another super typhoon east of the Philippines and devastated Northern Luzon a second and a third time. Several dams had to release water to ease the pressure on its walls but the amount of water released and the speed with which it ran down the surrounding areas, caught many people unprepared in the middle of the night. By morning, so many people had drowned, were caught in landslides, homeless and cut off from the rest of the island.
The damage is not only to agricultural farm lands and personal property. The trauma owing to loss of lives has hit both young and old. We are still in the midst of understanding exactly what has happened and WHY it happened.
The Philippines has always been in the path of typhoons. I remember as a young girl, typhoons were regular fare. Once in a while, a pretty strong one would hit but these were few and far between. Why is it that these days, the typhoons' intensity has grown immensely that Category 3 or 4 storms are coming in more regularly?
I can only think of one thing: CLIMATE CHANGE.
Today is Blog Action Day 2009 and the theme, very aptly, is just that – climate change. It's not a concern for just a community or country. This affects all of us on planet Earth, whether we live in a 1st world country or a 3rd world nation like the Philippines. The bottom line for us all is this – if we want to have a shot at surviving on this Earth much longer, we need to take better care of Mother Nature because all the abuse that we have reaped on it for decades is boomerang-ing and coming back to us with a vengeance.
In my own country, there are so many points of action that the government and the individual citizens can take to reduce the dire effects of climate change:
1. Urban planning that makes sense – My heart was heavy as I watched a show with a highly respected urban planner who said that Metro Manila had an urban plan from 32 years ago which was never implemented. Instead what happened was that people were allowed to set up house and purchase land in places designated as no man's land (meaning, it was not safe to build on it) or to put up houses, malls and other buildings in areas designated as agricultural land or park areas. Had we heeded this plan and had our government had the willpower and tenacity to carry it out, there would be no people stranded in low-lying areas which were designated as unsafe for housing and yet were somehow allowed to build on it.
2. Strict recycling policies – Enough of the start-stop programs! We used to have recycling programs which stated which kind of trash should go in the color-coded trash bags. There was a time when I saw green, black, yellow, even red trash bags in the supermarkets and citizens were supposed to segregate properly or else trash would not be collected. So what happened to that program? I don't see it being followed although here at home I still try to segregate those which are non-recyclable from those that are. I heard that even during the short life of that program, there were people who diligently segregated trash, only for some garbage collectors to dump them all together once these reached the waste dumps.
3. Cut out the plastics! – Truly, we are choking our planet slowly to death with plastics. In fact, while relief operations are a welcome sight these days, they pose another threat, which is the proliferation of plastic bags and pet bottles which may not be properly disposed by the flood victims. I hope we get to the day when all of us will use biodegradable materials in all our products and deliberately buy eco-friendly products instead of those which further harm our planet.
4. Support the Kyoto Protocol – This map, taken from Wikipedia, shows the countries that have ratified this agreement to reduce greenhouse gases.
I am happy to note that the Philippines has signed this treaty (although signing and doing are 2 different things!). What saddens me is that the United States is shown here as NOT having any intentions of ratifying the agreement. All I can think of now is — WHY?????
5. Actively support the move to renewable energy – My dear friend, Vince Perez, who used to be Energy Secretary, is now very actively involved in a company called Alternergy, which aims to be the leading renewable power company within emerging countries in Asia. Bravo, Vince! We need more proactive people like you who are trying to reduce our carbon footprint and seek alternative energy sources. He and his partners are looking at harnessing the power of wind, small hydro, biomass, geothermal and solar resources. I hope the next administration, come 2010, and all succeeding administrations, will put its executive power solidly behind companies and efforts such as this.
If we address these 5 items above as starters and we move both as responsible individual citizens, as a nation, and as a community of nations, I believe we can still mitigate the dire and fatal effects of climate change.
The time to act is NOW!


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Dick had struggled with many issues as a result of his cancer treatment. He didn't feel comfortable going back to his oncologist after so many years, yet he wasn't sure if his primary care doctor would be familiar with his cancer related problems.
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As part of his visit to the survivorship clinic, he was given education about his cancer treatment and its late effects. Dick was also connected to resources in the community, including several specialists. The referral to a nutritionist proved to make quite a difference in his life.
After some dietary changes, his symptoms are nearly gone; he is able to work more effectively and enjoy activities that he had given up on. Dick and his wife, Monda, are thrilled with the improvement in their quality of life. "I now know that I do have control over my digestive system," he said. "I was amazed to find that, by watching what I eat, I am able to regain much of what I thought was lost forever. I still have more to learn but things are much better now."


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I have updated the contest as I need 3 consistent images or even one that represents all that we provide. The company is a specialty printer that prints only large format signs, banners, etc. The current name of this division is Beard's Signs. We provide a value added service to our Real Estate customers by installing their real estate yard signs. This division is called The Post Man, tag line, "We are not just another post company, we are your Real Estate Concierge". In addition to the post and signs, we provide concierge services to our clients. These details can be viewed on our website. http://www.TimetoFocusAZ.com. The other tag lines etc can be found on-line.
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