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Aside from houses and villas in Koh Samui, there are also apartments and townhouses where you can live with your whole family. The apartments in this island offer a stunning view of the ocean, a wide space, and luxurious design. If you want to have fun at the beach, you will no longer have to use your car because these houses are just few steps away from the sea. However, you can also swim in the spacious swimming pool they have. The pool is always open for everyone so you can go there anytime you want.
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Thailand villa presents 102 superbly designed guestrooms in various categories offering diverse facilities. All are independent duplex pavilions such as Deluxe Pavilions, Hydro Pool Pavilions and Spa Pavilions. Built in traditional Thai architectural style and furnished with a royal touch, the guestrooms have modernity introduced in ample quantities in its installations to make the stay most pleasant for guests. Furnished private balconies, private pools and private spas are some of the luxuries available to guests in the units. Modern house for sale Koh Samui include air-conditioning, television with satellite channels, DVD player, kitchen, mini bar, coffee/tea maker, shower, in-room safe and hairdryer. Hotel services are hotel/airport transfer, tour desk, WiFi, shops, salon, 24-hour room service, restaurant, bar, car park and conference hall.
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Koh Samui is among Asia's most loved tourist destinations. With its warm weather, vibrant seas, and exotic food, it is very easy to see why people keep on coming back to this lovely island. A memorable stay in Samui starts with finding a great vacation home. For guests who want to enjoy maximum privacy, you may want to consider renting a villa. Koh Samui is a home to some of the best designed and truly captivating villas you will ever see. One of them is Samujana Villa 17. This is among the finest holiday Koh Samui villas and is something you should really check.
The views from Villa 17 will surely enchant you. The blueness of the water and the greenness of the surrounding slopes are perfectly balanced and very soothing to the eyes. No matter where you are at the villa, you will be rewarded with gorgeous sights. Most Koh Samui villas have their own pool and at Villa 17, there is indeed a pool, where you can spend hours and hours of swimming until you tire. You can relax on the pool deck while taking in the scenery or as you bask in the sun while working on your natural sun kissed glow. Pour en savoir plus sur immobilier Thailande consulter notre site Web.
Near the pool is the covered living area/dining area. Decorated with carefully selected home accents and furnishings, here one can take a break, sit back, and just enjoy the beauty of nature. The dining table is elegant and has enough seats for 8. The place has 4 bedrooms and is most suitable for 8 adults. An extra bed can also be added if needed. The well tended grounds of Villa 17 make it a joy to be in. If you want a holiday Koh Samui property where you can have the peace and quiet that you are looking for, consider renting this place on your Samui vacation. Like what can be seen in most luxury Koh Samui property for sale, Villa 17 has a state of the art kitchen and would be a pleasant treat for guests who love to cook. Internet connection is available at the villa so browsing and connecting with friends and family back home is never a problem.
Build amidst dense greenery, the villa is always kept cool and refreshing. Of course, its open layout helps a lot too in maintaining the temperature inside. Guests can relax in the bedrooms that are tastefully done. The beds are well prepared and are covered with luxury linens. The views from the rooms are so relaxing and will soothe your worries away. The bathrooms are stylish too and are spacious.
Those who are searching for impressive Koh Samui luxury villas will definitely be swept away by Villa 17. This is is a good retreat and is the perfect place to unwind on the island. If you want a luxurious accommodation and you want to save on your stay, definitely consider this holiday villa. It is very modern and is complete with all the comforts you are used to back home.


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Being one of the biggest fans of the Hitman franchise, I am averse to hating anything that relates to Agent 47. But even I am compelled to reserve all judgments when people decide to cash on the extraordinary franchise with their brainless mediocrity. Boy, do the movies suck!
When I saw the trailer for Hitman: Agent 47 for the first time, I was disappointed at once owing to its stupid screenplay. I still remember Rupert Friend saying "But it is mine" instead of a catchy witty comeback phrase to the question "What kind of name is 47?" I wanted a colossal name to helm the movie to do the character and game the justice it deserves, but there was another bummer staring at the project in the name of Aleksander Bach. The movie was heading towards disaster already.
If you have played every game installment of Hitman, you would quickly catch on the theme of the gameplay and notice how brilliantly the protagonist has been created and how grave and well moulded the character is. In its beginning and happening run, the music of the game franchise was helmed by the music prodigy Jesper Kyd himself. He created 'out of the world' music that carved the badass 47 into perfection. So naturally stakes were high when I walked into the theatre with high hopes.
To begin with Rupert Friend's 47 wasn't that good. His face though written with right expressions fails to nail 47. There is a constant brow wrinkle that just doesn't bereave him at any point. Is our 47 ever this sentient? No! Plot is poorly written and the screenplay made me slap my face.
The origin story, which actually happens to be mind-blowing has been fast forwarded like a cheap backdrop plot, to reach the fully fledged version of the assassin. We are literally 'introduced' to Diana, the character we all loved so madly for 'the-voice-in-his-ears' thrill, the character who is better hidden and we all adored for the sheer suspense of who she might be? Where is the subtlety of the game? Where did it all vanish?
Being a silent assassin, Hitman works subtly, but there is a shot where 47 fires in a full crowded Subway without bothering about consequences. Even the fight sequences are average and they don't charge up your adrenaline. What was ridiculous when 47 touches Katia and suddenly she remembers everything. We are subjected to flashbacks deliberately made emotional to make it sound more interesting. Katia's character is even more pathetic. She is shown not just listening but seeing things too from far away. What makes it hugely indigestible is the fact that frames that are manifested for it look as if she could see the future too.
Okay there are nostalgic moments with the signature dual Silver Ballers, the usual garrote fiber wire, the dress changing, the body hiding, the close point blanks, .45s, deagle, Beretta, Glock 17, Blaser R93, the Blaser case, his renowned symbol, the suit, the tie, the bar code behind his head. But are these things really enough to make a good movie?
The dark is missing from the flick. Even though there is some hideous gore, a lot of it gets spoiled by the movie's mediocre CGI. Marco Beltrami decides to wade into trance which was supposed to be drenched in Kyd-ish dark gravity. His music isn't at all profound and doesn't even come close to visiting the handsome Jesper Kyd's notes.
Overall a big fiasco, I would say. I just hope Nolan, Cameron, Scorsese, Mendes or Boyle to take it up this project for a change and reboot the shit outta it.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A high volume of holiday packages overwhelmed shipping and logistics company UPS, the company said on Wednesday, delaying the arrival of Christmas presents around the globe and sending angry consumers to social media to vent.
Amazon.com responded with an email to affected customers offering shipping refunds and $20 gift cards to compensate.
A convergence of factors, including higher volume than expected and recent patches of bad weather, caused the delays, UPS spokeswoman Natalie Black said.
The company projected 132 million deliveries last week "and obviously we exceeded that," Black said, without disclosing how many packages had been sent.
"For now, UPS is really focused on delivering the remaining packages," Black said. "You might not see trucks, but people are working."
Customers awaiting deliveries should expect packages on Thursday or Friday and those with delivery guarantees will get appropriate refunds, she said. Amazon.com's email said credits were applied directly to user accounts.
Packages shipped via UPS for Amazon.com by Prime customers, who pay $79 a year for two-day shipping, may be eligible for additional refunds. Amazon's stated policy for missed deliveries is to offer a free one-month extension of Prime.
UPS has not yet coordinated with Amazon, nor has it determined what percentage of the undelivered packages were from Amazon, Black said.
Amazon also did not disclose how many of its shipments were affected or how many users got the email about delayed orders.
"If customers from Amazon were impacted, we'll work with Amazon to resolve that," Black said.
Amazon processed customer orders on time for holiday delivery, company spokeswoman Mary Osako said. "We are reviewing the performance of the delivery carriers," she said.
Frustrated consumers took to social media, with some complaining that gifts purchased for their children would not arrive in time to make it under the tree by Christmas morning.
"Really @UPS would have been better had you delivered our package yesterday like it was scheduled," tweeted a user named Heather Bender, who added the hashtags #UPSFail and #NoSantaGiftForMySon.
"Package was delayed in transit & not received as guaranteed. Disappointed 9 year old," said a Twitter user named Jennifer Marten.
Others on social media urged shoppers to be more appreciative of the delivery company's work during the holiday season.
"While others take vacation and time off in December, remember we aren't allowed ever to be off in December. Ever," Donny Ratcliffe, who identified himself as a UPS driver for the last 20 years, said on the UPS Facebook page.
"So when you see your family and complain that your package is held up, everyone who moves your package is working and doesn't get the Xmas experience you get," he said. "Be thankful for that."
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Okay folks, Taste Washington weekend is upon us. Here are some tips and tricks to help you make the most of this year's event.
1. Make a plan for Sunday's Grand Tasting
There are over 200 wineries represented at Taste Washington, so it is only possible to taste wines from a small fraction of them. You can take a walk and wander approach and taste at wineries as you come across them, or you can have a specific plan of attack.
In terms of making a specific plan, look at the list of participating wineries and categorize ones that you definitely want to check out as well as ones that you really hope to go to and ones that are on the bubble. Some wineries pour out early, so make sure to visit the ones you definitely want to visit first. You can also make a point of focusing on a single varietal or type of wine.
2. Get the lay of the land
The conference center is a massive place. Make sure to check out the map of the event in the event guide to help get oriented before you go on Sunday.
3. It's hip to spit!
The great thing about Taste Washington is that you are able to taste a large amount of Washington wine in a single setting. However, you can taste even more wine if you make a point to spit most of it out during the event. Last year there were spit cups placed everywhere throughout the event hall. To the extent that there are not this time around, grab a cup from the espresso bar. You'll have a much better time (and a better recollection of the event the next day). Regardless of whether you spit or not, I strongly advise taking a cab to and from the event.
4. Eat early, eat often
There's lots of great food at the event so make sure to take advantage of it. In particular, check out the 'white out' bar with white wines and seafood, including more oysters than anyone could possibly eat (although many try). If you are a vegetarian, expect it to be somewhat difficult to find food at the event. See the event guide for the location of the cheese bar.
5. Check out the Taste the Vineyards section
There is a section devoted to vineyards where you can check out wines made from a single source. Vineyards represented this year include Klipsun, Evergreen, and Sagemoor. This area tends to be pretty quiet so you can taste a number of wines reasonably quickly and talk to people about the vineyards.
6. Have fun!
This is a great event, so make sure to have a good time. Things can get quite crowded at times. If the lines at a particular table get long, try moving on to another spot and coming back. There's more than enough wine out there.
Below are a just few wines being poured at the event that I have either had before and recommend checking out or am excited to try. Feel free to comment with your own list (or, of course, keep it very, very secret).
Hope to see you there!
Amavi Cellars 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon and 2008 Syrah
Andrew Will 2008 Sorella
Barrister Winery 2008 Cabernet Franc
Bergevin Lane 2008 Princess Syrah
Betz Family Winery 2009 La Cote Patriarch
Barnard Griffin 2010 Rose of Sangiovese
Bunchgrass 2008 Founders Blend
Chinook 2008 Cabernet Franc
Col Solare 2007 Red Wine
DeLille Cellars 2009 Chaleur Estate White Wine
Fidelitas 2008 Malbec and 2008 Merlot
Gorman Winery 2008 The Bully
Gramercy Cellars 2008 John Lewis Syrah
Hamilton Cellars 2007 Malbec
Hogue Cellars 2009 Sauvignon Blanc
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Maison Bleue 2009 La Montagnette Grenache and 2009 Graviere
Milbrandt 2009 Traditions Riesling
Mercer Estates 2008 Petit Verdot
Nefarious Cellars 2010 Estate Viognier
Reininger 2007 Carmenère
Saviah Cellars 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon and 2007 Petit Verdot
Soos Creek 2008 Artist Series #8
Syncline 2009 Grenache and 2010 Rose
Tranche Cellars 2010 Rose (first released estate wine for the winery)
Waters 2009 Interlude
Woodward Canyon 2009 Chardonnay Washington State
Tips and Tricks for Taste Washington 2011
Okay folks, Taste Washington weekend is upon us. Here are some tips and tricks to help you make the most of this year's event.
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Clive Says:
Folks need to go check out the wines from Cooper Wine Company and Laurelhurst Cellars. Coop is a small operation over on Red Mountain and Laurelhurst is a small operation down in the Georgetown neighborhood. They're both making very nice Washington wines.
Clive, I'll second that on both. Making some great wines.
Day Says:
Thank you for the suggestions on which to try. I agree with Clive on Cooper. Great wine!
LeAnn Says:
I'll be pouring for Cooper, so be sure to drop by and say Hi and try his excellent wines. I'd put Sparkman Cellars on the must try list as well!
LeAnn, can't disagree with Sparkman. The Wilderness that is being poured is a great bang for the buck as well. See you there!
All, another heads up. Some wineries will have a 'secret stash' wine as well as what they are pouring at the table. One is a new wine from Chateau Ste. Michelle. 94% Cold Creek Cabernet Sauvignon, only 200 cases produced. Use the code word "Druthers" when you get to the CSM table to get the under the table pour. Enjoy!
Chip Says:
I agree with Clive about Cooper and am super excited to try the wines from Laurelhurts! I had the Tranche Cellars rose the other day at the winery and it is bomb! I also got to taste through the entire new lineup from Amavi and I loved what I had! And lastly, the Princess syrah from Bergevin Lane is one serious wine; it will blow people away!
Hey, Sean, had a lot of people coming by our table at Taste WA specifically to try after being directed by you. Thanks again. Keep writing!
Eric, great to hear! Keeping rocking it at Amavi.


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Wellmark decision impacts 330,000 customers
Months after customers blasted the company for skyrocketing rates, Iowa's dominant health insurer says it will limit premium increases in 2014 to less than six percent for individual and small business policyholders.
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced Tuesday it won't raise premiums to cover increases for medical or administrative costs in 2014. Instead, it will only raise rates to offset new fees and taxes required of insurance carriers under the Affordable Care Act.
The decision impacts 330,000 individuals who purchase health insurance from Wellmark, or who get insurance through small businesses with less than 50 employees.
It comes after an increase of more than 12 percent went into effect for Wellmark customers April 1. The hike prompted customers to express frustration online and at a public hearing.


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[Mumbai, November 23. Image via Getty]
To go with India-attacks-1year-child by Phil Hazlewood In a picture taken on November 23, 2009 Indian Viju Lakshman Chavan (R) holds her baby daughter Tejaswini (L), who is nicknamed 'Goli', 'Bullet' in Hindi because she was born during the Mumbai attacks last year, in the Colaba Woods Garden in Mumbai. Viju went into labour at the city's Cama and Albless Hospital on November 26, 2008, just as two heavily armed gunmen began stalking the building's corridors and eight others laid siege to India's financial capital. Tejaswini, already two weeks early, couldn't wait. She was born at 10.55 pm, about one hour after the gunmen took up position in the hospital. AFP PHOTO/ Indranil MUKHERJEE (Photo credit should read INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/Getty Images)


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I took my iPhone to take photos and John rode his bike. I asked John to tell me the story as we went and I took photos to be later put into the book.
We downloaded the photos onto my Macbook and I put the story together using the program called Keynote. John was able to retell the story easily. We put a sentence for each photo keeping the story simple yet engaging.
Originally we wrote the story in Indonesian as John had only just turned 5 at the time and his English wasn't very fluent. Later I translated it into English. The result was then printed onto paper and I took it to a book binder to put a hard cover on it. John was able to share his book with his class but that's as far as it went.
I have been making books such as these for years here in Indonesia. Simple stories that can be printed up and hard bound for classroom use. It is very difficult to publish a book here in Indonesia. Most publishers will only print 3000 and so therefore will only choose books that have the potential to sell well.
'Little Fish' was well received by John's class and we kept a copy at home on our bookshelf. At that time there were no apps for creating books which allowed the user to have control over the layout. I have always used a simple layout style featuring large photos and simple text. I have preferred to use a landscape page orientation for picture books as I can make the picture really fill the page.
A few months ago I learned about an app on the iPad called Book Creator. I read that it can produce a file that is compliant with the requirements for the iBookstore. I started to use the app in different classes to produce books but I had not thought of publishing any of them. I decided that I needed a test product so I quickly revised 'Little Fish' making it in English only and adding voice recordings to make it more engaging.
I uploaded the book to iTunes Connect and set about getting it published. I have already written about that experience in a post here.
To date the book has been downloaded 3,000 times. I find myself thinking about why ...
It has full colour photos that show what happened
It has a voice recording which can help young children learning to read
It has been created by a child with help from his mother - not by a professional publishing house
What this means ...
It is amazing to think that people can now share their stories in this way. My son's book is regularly featured by Apple in the iBookstore alongside professional authors such as Beatrix Potter. John gets feedback about his book from people on the other side of the world.
The difference here is this book has gone through the same system that other authors experience - yet it was made by ordinary people.Production - Editing - Selection (by Apple) - Marketing - Feedback
I know I keep saying this but this is the beginnings of the publishing revolution.


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Three Points: Newcastle vs. Man City
Three observations from Manchester City's 2-0 win over Newcastle United at St James' Park.
The champions are raring to go
Manchester City start this season as they finished the last one: with a win and in first place. This 2-0 win over Newcastle United wasn't quite the devastatingly fine performance they enjoyed against the same opposition on the opening day of the 2013-14 campaign, but this showed other qualities that were just as important.
It is all the more impressive because Alan Pardew's side really put it to the champions, finally getting the benefit of the type of signings that should have been made much more at St James' Park over the past two years.
Against that, City dug in, displayed their class and clinched the game. Their resilience and elite quality were revealed in the final minutes. Just after Ayoze Perez narrowly shot wide, Sergio Aguero got his own angles right. A game of inches, and City showed that anyone who wants to win this title is likely going to have to stay just ahead of them. They set the benchmark and now the pace.
It was a statement and a reminder. This side isn't going away. Manuel Pellegrini's team was somewhat overlooked during a quiet summer in which much more attention was paid to basically all its rivals. City quietly went about their business, as was precisely the case against Newcastle United.
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The Citizens' attack still potent
The nature of both City goals was particularly pointed. The one caveat from the summer -- and the one aspect that may actually be in some way damaging -- is that the champions did not improve or replenish their attack. That may not sound like a problem for a prolific side that scored 102 league goals last season, but the key to any forward line -- as Pellegrini knows all too well -- is keeping it unpredictable, making defences second-guess.
If you don't add a bit of spark, or even a bit of competition, the most exhilarating attack can go somewhat stale or even stagnant in the long term. One long-mooted theory is that City may eventually seek an upgrade on Edin Dzeko, but he showed that he may provide the upgrade in attack himself, along with Stevan Jovetic.
You just had to look at Dzeko's contribution for the opening goal, which was markedly different from his usual involvement. The divine back-flick was the type of move we have become accustomed to from David Silva, with the Manchester City playmaker then offering a Dzeko-style finish. Newcastle had no answer to such improvisation, even though they had imposed themselves on the champions with such credit.
Beyond that, there was Jovetic. Not everything came off, but he was at the centre of it all and finally offered an alternative to Aguero's bustle. The Argentine's absences last season coincided with some of City's most disappointing performances, but that may not be such an issue if Jovetic has finally found the form that saw the champions sign him in the first place. Then there was the fact he came off for Aguero himself. It was a frightening prospect for Newcastle and the rest of the league, that City could so easily swap one talent with another. Aguero then proceeded to show why.
Newcastle encouraging despite defeat
You could almost argue that Newcastle are the quintessential midtable club -- one season good, one season bad, still always around the middle of the table -- if it were not for the fact that so many of their issues seem unnecessarily self-enforced.
Here we saw the benefit of the buys the club had been crying out for. Remy Cabella and Jack Colback were particularly impressive. Despite the defeat, there was plenty to be positive about in their performance.
What's more, there was a pleasing assurance and variety to their play. Pardew has often been accused of being a manager who gradually runs out of ideas, who initially impresses but then sees formations found out before having to go in another direction and starting all over again. It's difficult not to apply that here, given that six players made their debuts. It added a real spark to the team and could have caused a bit of a storm had they got the late equaliser they deserved. Substitute Perez's miss was especially agonising.
The signs from this game, however, are that this should not be a painful season for Newcastle.
Miguel Delaney covers the Premier League and Champions League for ESPN FC. Twitter: @MiguelDelaney.
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The pastor of the righteously annoying Revolution Church in Long Beach has resigned his post as head pastor in a scandal. You might remember David as the pastor who gave away a car to lure people into church back on Easter of 06. We exchanged a few emails over the subject. I had this feeling about him, something was off with his ego. Two Christian friends defended him vigorously to me. They talked about his character and vision. I had reservations. It turns out I was right. According to A little bit of us, David Trotter resigned over an affair with another women from his church. He also left his wife and children, and turned his back on his calling - apparently because it was all about him in the first place. Which, for those of you who read my blog, is the main problem I have with the hypocrites who run so many of America's churches.
I know, DT, that you are reading these blogs and that you don't care. I know you said that when you two read our blogs that it just pushes you farther away. And that is sad. When did your heart turn to stone? Are you proud? I hope that every time you look at your tattoo on your wrist you are reminded that you are no longer a Revolutionary or a Christ follower. You have now become a DT follower.
You say that you are with the Lord and you are following His way? Where in the Bible does it say to leave your wife, leave your kids, and start an adulterous affair? That is not God you are following, that is the devil!!
Source: A little bit of us....: This is not what I wanted my post to be about....
I am really not surprised - He was all about branding his name. It was all over the web. There was even a DavidTrotter.com for a while, but its gone now, he's left to follow his heart... Apparently after ripping the hearts from the chests of his followers.


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The luck of the Irish rubbed off on me today... I have been in school for my bachelors in nursing for so long and really wanted to create something other than another @#*! paper, so I decided that I would begin quilting again after a good 15 years or so. My DH found a new type of machine for me to play with... a singer 301 to go with my 221, then found one to buy on craigslist with the cabinet, chair and loads of accessories. cool.
So I go to the library to pick up my "Twist and Turn Bargello Quilts" so that I can decide if I want to buy it (of course I do) and then went to the LQS that is very nicely located around the corner from my library to look at fabrics, and find that someone had traded in their Bernina 430 for the top of the line 8 something (that costs more than my first new car), and the shop is selling the 430 for $999. It is 3-4 years old, and I was able to put it on lay-a-way for no charge. So now I am making payments on this with my (ex) smoking money that I have been using for fun money.
So, I am turning my old cigarettes into a wonderful Bernina, I have a great 221, a cool 301 in an art deco cabinet, and the Bernina on the way. And I have decided to do the Supernova quilt from the library book in deep jewel tone blues to light teals.
Today was a really great day :-)


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Edward Snowden's prize
Edward Snowden didn't win a Pulitzer on Monday, but he might as well have.
In a move certain to be interpreted as a vindication of the former government contractor's efforts, the Pulitzer Prize Board on Monday awarded The Guardian US and The Washington Post its coveted Public Service award for reporting on the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance practices.
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The award was given for the "revelation of widespread secret surveillance by the National Security Agency, marked by authoritative and insightful reports that helped the public understand how the disclosures fit into the larger framework of national security," the committee said in its release. Sig Gissler, the Pulitzer Prize administrator, announced the winners shortly after 3 p.m. at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York.
( Also on POLITICO: 2014 Pulitzer Prize winners)
Snowden immediately declared the decision "a vindication."
"Today's decision is a vindication for everyone who believes that the public has a role in government," he said in a statement to The Guardian. "We owe it to the efforts of the brave reporters and their colleagues who kept working in the face of extraordinary intimidation, including the forced destruction of journalistic materials, the inappropriate use of terrorism laws, and so many other means of pressure to get them to stop what the world now recognizes was work of vital public importance."
Martin Baron, the executive editor of the Washington Post, told POLITICO, "None of this would have been possible without Snowden's release of classified information. I understand that's a source of controversy, but without his disclosures there would be no discussion of the shift from the rights of the individual to state power, no debate about the balance between privacy and national security."
( Earlier on POLITICO: Snowden looms over Pulitzer Prizes)
Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger similarly championed Snowden's efforts, telling staff, "The public service in this award is significant because Snowden performed a public service."
The reporting on the former government contractor's leaks was led by journalists Glenn Greenwald and Ewan McAskill at The Guardian, Barton Gellman at the Post, and Laura Poitras, who worked with both newspapers.
Baron expressed "tremendous respect" for the Guardian before going on to celebrate his own paper's work, stating that "many of the most significant and shocking disclosures were made by the Post."
( On POLITICO Magazine: The Snowden effect)
"This is a newsroom that's not intimidated by power, that will take big risks in the service of the public interest," he said, echoing remarks he had made minutes earlier to the Post staff in Washington, D.C. "We are willing to take on the most difficult and sensitive subjects, and we demonstrated that in this story."
The decision to give the two papers the award was likewise greeted with overwhelming support from the American journalistic community.
"It's clear to me that we are all better off knowing the extent of government surveillance — even the president has, reluctantly, admitted that," David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker, told POLITICO. "It's a prize well-earned, and it seems to me the Pulitzer committee came to the right decision. It's precisely because a different kind of society — Putin's Russia, say — could never imagine this kind of journalism that we should value and honor it."
( On POLITICO Magazine: Stopping the next Snowden)
"There are times when a nominee is bigger than a prize. This was such a time," Mitchell Stephens, a professor of journalism at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Institute, said. "The Pulitzer Prizes would have been diminished had they not recognized the Snowden revelations. Fortunately, they did."
Meanwhile, Snowden's critics in the U.S. government blasted the decision.
"Awarding the Pulitzer to Snowden enablers is a disgrace," Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) tweeted shortly after the announcement.
John Yoo, a former deputy assistant attorney general and author of the 2002 memos advising the CIA's use of enhanced interrogation techniques, said the Pulitzer committee's decision did not vindicate Snowden.
( WATCH: Edward Snowden speaks at SXSW festival)
"I'm not surprised the Pulitzer committee gave The Washington Post a prize for pursuing a sensationalist story, even when the story is a disaster for its own country," he said. "I don't think we need automatically read the prize as a vindication for Snowden's crimes. Awarding a prize to a newspaper that covered a hurricane does not somehow vindicate the hurricane, [and] awarding a Pulitzer for a photo of a murder does not somehow vindicate the crime."
The question of whether to reward reporting associated with Snowden had loomed over board members for weeks leading up to the announcement: To honor the NSA reporting would inevitably be perceived as a political act, with the Pulitzer committee invoking its prestige on behalf of one side in a bitter national argument. In effect, it would be a rebuttal to prominent establishment voices in both parties who say Snowden's revelations, and the decision by journalists to publish them, were the exact opposite of a public service.


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OS X and iOS 6: Incremental Improvements, But Tighter Integration
The updates to Apple's core operating systems—OS X for the Macintosh and iOS for mobile devices—announced today were mostly incremental, but they include a number of creative new features that both users and developers should appreciate very much. Just as importantly, the changes serve to bring the Mac and iPhone environments closer together.
Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of Mac, introduced the new version of OS X, known as Mountain Lion, which is slated to be released next month. This has 200 new features, many of which are familiar to iOS users, including belter iCloud support, a new Notifications Center, Game Center, and sharing features.
Above: Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of Mac
Perhaps the most important new feature is integrated iCloud support directly in the operating system. This means when you start the OS, you sign into iCloud, which can then synchronize information across both your Mac and your iOS devices. As part of this, OS X now supports Messages (which brings Apple's iMessage platform to the Mac), along with Reminders and Notes. Most notable is probably Documents in the Cloud, which syncs your documents across all your Macs and iOS devices, including the iWork applications, and system level functions such as Preview. There is also an API for third party developers. Federighi showed a demonstration, updating a Pages document on an iPhone and having it automatically update on the Mac.
The Notification Center pulls together all the notifications from all of your applications, much like on the current iOS device. Users have the ability to turn off the notifications when they don't want to see them or to disable automatically when they connect to a projector.
Dictation is now built into the OS and it works with any application from Facebook to Microsoft Word. The OS now adds a Share button that occurs in all applications, so you can send information by Twitter or iMessage. (Facebook was markedly absent from this part of the talk, through in the later talk about iOS, Facebook integration into share was mentioned as a major new feature.)
You can sweep in from the side of the screen to pull up notifications, or immediately enter an iMessage or Tweet.
OS X has a new version of Safari, which Federighi said is the fastest browser. (Others will contest this.) It has a new unified search feature, and a particularly useful button called iCloud tabs, which gives you a list of all the tabs you have open on all your devices, including iPhones and iPad. It also supports new gestures, with faster scrolling and the ability to zoom in so you can see a live view of multiple tabs. (This is quite cool, though I've seen similar looks in mobile OSes for a while now, going back to WebOS and the Playbook.)
He showed a new technology called "PowerNap," which keeps your Mac up to date while it sleeps by refreshing reminders, mail, and other applications, performing backups, and downloading and installing updates automatically. Again, this seems quite useful, though very similar to the "connected standby" concept Intel and Microsoft have been talking about for a while, though it will ship earlier and perhaps with more features.
OS X now offers AirPlay Mirroring, which instantly mirrors your content onto an Apple TV device in up to 1080p; and Game Center, which now will work with both iOS and OS X games, letting you play your friends across platforms. He showed a demo of CSR Racing from Natural Motion, in which one player on an iPad raced another on a Mac.
In total, Federighi said OS X has more than 200 new features, including a VIP list for Mail, Launchpad search, Gatekeeper (designed to keep malware off), Reading List. There are a number of additional features for China, like improved Chinese input, a new Chinese dictionary, better fonts, Baidu as an optional search provider, and sharing and email connectivity with the largest Chinese services. In total, he said, it has more than 1,700 new APIs.
OS X Mountain Lion is slated to be delivered next month via the Mac App Store for just $19.99. That upgrade works for OS X Lion and Snow Leopard, with a single upgrade covering all your personal Macs. WWDC developers received a near-final version at the show.
iOS6 adds new Maps, Passbook, Siri Enhancements, Facebook integration
Scott Forstall, senior vice president of iOS, gave the overview of iOS 6, which adds improvements to Siri (like long-awaited iPad support), Facebook integration, a new Maps application, and a new way of handling "passes" to events and other places.
Apple has introduced a new version every year since 2007, and Forstall noted that both developers and users now expected it. iOS 5, introduced just nine months ago, added new features including the Notifications Center, which has thus far sent 1.5 trillion push notifications; iMessage, which has sent more than 150 billion messages—more than one billion a day; Twitter integration, which has resulted in threefold growth in iOS Twitter users with 10 billion tweets from iOS 5; and Game Center, which now has 130 million accounts, with five billion scores submitted per week.
He demonstrated the Siri enhancements for sports, restaurants, movies, and launching apps. It now supports sports scores, standings, schedules and player statistics and looks pretty cool. It also has more restaurant information, including a partnership with Yelp for reviews and OpenTable for reservations. For movies, there is now integration with Rotten Tomatoes' reviews, more information on performers, and trailers.
A new feature called "Eyes Free" allows users to push a designated button to talk with Siri. Forstall showed a slide with many top car makers including GM, Chrysler, Mercedes, Audi, Toyota and Honda. Their cars with this feature will start appearing next year. Siri now will be available in more languages, including Spanish, Korean, Mandarin, and Cantonese, all tuned for specific markets, including versions of English and French tuned for Canada and a Spanish version tuned for the U.S. market. Perhaps most important, Apple will be bringing Siri to the new iPad.
iOS finally has Facebook integration, including the ability to post photos, info from Safari, locations from Maps all directly onto your Facebook page. You can also "like" apps from the App Store, and media from the iTunes. Facebook contacts and events are all integrated into iOS and the Mac, as well. Perhaps most impressively, you can now post to Facebook and Twitter from the Notifications Center or from Siri.
Perhaps the most highly awaited feature is a new Maps application, which includes turn-by-turn navigation. This is a completely new app, with 3D Maps and a building view, a satellite view, and a "Flyover," so you can view major landmarks from the air. Maps includes local search with over 100 million locations, and integration with Yelp. It looked quite impressive.
Above: Scott Forstall displaying Maps
Within the navigation feature, you can choose from multiple possible routes and use traffic information derived from anonymous, real-time, crowd-sourced data from iOS users to keep traffic information up to date. This works with the lock screen and with Siri, which adds the ability to ask things such as "Where is the nearest gas station?" or "Are we there yet?"
Another neat feature is Passbook, which Forstall described as, "the simplest way to get all your passes in one place." This integrates things like airline boarding passes, cards, and movie tickets, and works with the lock screen. This way, for instance, when you get to the movie theater, the pass automatically shows up on your lock screen, so you can just unlock and enter. The passes are live, so that things such as boarding gates can change.
Above: Passbook
For the phone app, you have two new options: to reply with a message (such as "I'll call you later") or to receive a reminder later (including a new "remind me when I leave" based on your location). There's also a new "Do Not Disturb" feature, including the ability to allow an exception for a group of callers or for repeated calls (in case of an emergency). These may not be technically all that exciting, but they looked incredibly practical and useful.
FaceTime will now work over cellular networks, instead of just Wi-Fi. It also unifies the phone number with your Apple ID, so if someone calls your iPhone, you can receive it on an iPad or a Mac.
Safari has added an iCloud Tabs button (similar to that just announced for OS X), as well as support for an offline reading list and photo uploads from directly within Safari. It also adds "smart app banners," which let you know if a website you visit has a native Web app and if so, it switches to it if already installed. What's neat about this is that where you were in the browser—say, in a particular story—gets relayed directly to the app as well.
Another new feature is Shared PhotoStreams, so you can share an album with friends, including comments. These are viewable on a PC via a browser, or Apple TV.
Mail adds VIPs, which allows those important people to show up as notifications and also to be sorted separately. You can now open password-protected Office documents from within mail (something I've long wanted), and you can just pull down on the screen to refresh the mail list.
Guided access is designed to provide improved accessibility, letting you disable certain controls. This can also allow for a "single-app mode," so that an iPad can be locked into a single app (such as a school locking to a test, so students don't look up the answers, or for kiosk-style applications for museums).
Other things include game center challenges, improved privacy controls, support for made-for-iPhone hearing aids, per-account signatures in mail, lost mode (so you can send a phone number directly to the lost device), plus the Chinese features also offered for OS X.
For developers, there are new APIs to support the new features, including building apps on top of the transit and Passbook features, as well as options for in-app content purchases.
A beta of iOS 6 will be delivered at the show and it is slated to ship this fall for iPhone 3G S, followed by iPad 2 and recent iPod Touches.
Overall, the changes in OS X Mountain Lion and iOS 6 won't seem to change any paradigms, but they will bring a lot of little improvements. Perhaps most importantly, they bring the two environments closer together, making things like iCloud support, reading mode, FaceTime, and Game Center cross-platform. That should both help users and help Apple keep its ecosystem strong.


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2012: Played and started in all 47 games at short stop...hit .289 with six doubles, seven home runs and 27 RBI...recorded 11 multi-hit games with a season high four hits against Sewanee...drove in a season-high four runs against Mississippi College...named to the 2012 SCAC Honor Roll.
Pre BSC: Hit .419 her senior year with 5 HRs and a .721 slugging pct at Trinity Preparatory School (TPS). Holds TPS all time career HR record with 22. Selected as 2011 Female Athlete of the Year and 2011 Female Letterman of the Year at TPS. Selected in senior year as Captain on Softball, Basketball and Volleyball TPS teams and also selected Captain of softball travel team. Her senior year earned 1st team All-State (Miracle Sports Network), 1st team All-Central Florida (Bright House Sports Network), and 2nd team All-Central Florida (Orlando Sentinel) honors. Her junior year earned 2nd team All-State (Miracle Sports Network) and 2nd team All-Central Florida (Bright House Sports Network) honors. In 2008 selected to ISA World Series All Tournament Team. Member of National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society with a cumulative 4.06 GPA.
Personal: Born on May 18, 1993, daughter of Jerry and Cheryl Bassett. Plans to major in Chemistry.


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Felipe Massa was the guest of honour at the opening ceremony for the first Ferrari Store in Kuwait. The Scuderia Ferrari driver made the trip from Abu Dhabi where he finished eighth in yesterday's third from last round of the Formula 1 World Championship. He turned up at the Store on Avenues Mall at the wheel of a 458 Spider, followed by a procession of over a hundred Ferrari cars that had driven through the city.
Felipe cut the ribbon along with the Director of Brand Ferrari, Andrea Perrone and the Vicepresident of Wahran Trading, Abdul Aziz.
Opened back in May, the Kuwait City Store covers an area of 200 square metres and offers the full range of Ferrari products, from those aimed at fans of the Scuderia to the most elegant and exclusive items of the Cavallino collection, as well as games, models and items of clothing for youngsters and Formula 1 memorabilia.
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Hey, pro cycling: Move over on that trash heap so there is some room for track and field.
Almost exactly a decade after the BALCO scandal all but destroyed track's credibility, the sport is facing another legitimacy crisis.
Sunday, leading U.S. sprinter Tyson Gay and Jamaica's Asafa Powell, Olympic gold medalist and former world-record holder in the 100 meters, confirmed they had tested positive for banned substances. There were news reports saying Powell was among five Olympic gold medalists from Jamaica who tested positive for stimulants at their national championships last month.
Add that to the doping mess in Turkish track and field, with charges brought against the 2012 women's Olympic 1,500-meter champion and a two-time European hurdles champion, and the only thing worse for the sport would be if Usain Bolt tested positive. (Bolt's agent, Ricky Simms, wrote in an email that none of the athletes he represents had tested positive.)
It would be easy to say the Gay story was shocking, but it also might be disingenuous. The use of performance-enhancing drugs in the sport has been so widespread over the last 50 years that having another great champion test positive is about as shocking as the gambling in the movie "Casablanca."
All of the facts of the Gay situation — including the confirming test of his "B" sample — are not in. But the United States' reigning 100- and 200-meter champion will withdraw from next month's world championships, where his races against Bolt were expected to be among the highlights of the meet.
The surprising part of the Gay case is his willingness to take full responsibility for having the banned substance turn up in a May 16 out-of-competition drug test, even though he told reporters on a Sunday conference call there is an explanation that would suggest it was not his intention to dope.
Gay always has been a stand-up guy. "I don't have a sabotage story. I don't have any lies," Gay was quoted as saying. "I don't have any of those stories. I basically put my trust in someone, and I was let down."
Gay, the 2007 world champion in the 100 and 200 and U.S.-record holder in the 100, would not identify the person in question. He indicated he would take any punishment "like a man."
Defenders of track and field and cycling will be quick to say their sports catch people because their anti-doping efforts are serious, but that doesn't absolve runners and cyclists of guilt for doping positives.
The anti-doping system has strict liability for anyone whose test comes back positive. Ignorance of what is in health supplements athletes use or what is in a substance recommended by a member of an athlete's entourage is an explanation but not an exculpatory excuse.
The BALCO scandal — named for the California lab that helped design doping programs for athletes — began the undoing of several track athletes, including U.S. sprint stars Marion Jones and Kelli White, who had won the 100 and 200 at the 2003 world championships.
Three years later, U.S. sprinter Justin Gatlin tested positive for a steroid. Gatlin, then the reigning Olympic 100 champion and world 100 and 200 champion, vainly argued sabotage, served a four-year suspension and returned to win a bronze medal in the 100 at the 2012 Olympics.
Sunday, Powell's agent, Paul Doyle, confirmed in an email that Powell and Sherone Simpson had tested positive. The London Daily Telegraph identified Nesta Carter as another Jamaican athlete who had tested positive. All had run on gold-medal Olympic relays.
In a statement, Powell said he tested positive for methylsynephrine but had never "knowingly or willingly taken any supplements or substances that break any rules. I am not now — nor have I ever been — a cheat."
Last month, two-time Olympic 200-meter champion Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica was suspended for a positive test that international track federation spokesman Nick Davies characterized as a "minor violation."
At a certain point, minor and major just run together. The sport again is running off the rails, just as cycling did with Lance Armstrong at the throttle of a train wreck.
Tyson Gay is no Machiavellian liar like Armstrong. Gay's doping violation may have been as inadvertent as it seems.
Yet that does not change how suspicious Gay's stunning comeback this season suddenly feels, no matter how likable a person he is.
In track and field, as in cycling, it is sadly no longer possible to give the benefit of the doubt to anyone.
Only the doubt remains.
For track and field, that can only hasten the death of a sport that already is on life support in the United States.


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Ingredients: 1 tsp. light whipped butter or light buttery spread (like Brummel & Brown) One 6-inch corn tortilla 2 cups chopped spinach leaves 1 wedge The Laughing Cow Light Creamy Swiss cheese 1 tsp. reduced-fat Parmesan-style grated topping 1/8 tsp. garlic powder 1 tbsp. finely chopped pouched sun-dried tomatoes (or HG Alternative) 1 large egg Directions: Bring a skillet to medium-high heat. Add butter, and let it coat the bottom. Cook tortilla until lightly browned, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. In a medium microwave-safe bowl, microwave spinach leaves for 45 seconds, or until wilted. Blot away excess moisture. Add cheese wedge, Parm-style topping, and garlic powder, and mix until uniform. Microwave for 30 seconds, or until warm. Spread spinach mixture onto tortilla, and top with sun-dried tomatoes. Spray the skillet with nonstick spray, and bring to medium heat. Cook egg per your preference (we like it over medium!), about 3 minutes. Place egg over the loaded tostada, and enjoy! MAKES 1 SERVING
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HOK's San Francisco office received a jury recognition award for their net-zero "Battery Park" design, which features a remarkable algae facade. A combination of load reduction, waste heat recovery, and waste-to-energy strategies combined with an array of solar panels ensures that this densely populated mixed-use building can generate all of its own energy, while the building-integrated algae further slashes the program's carbon footprint.
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Bolton's pump house located at the top of the Mid-Mountain lift is primarily heated with waste heat from their new electric compressor. It is important to heat this building to dry out the hoses and keep them from freezing. A radiant heater was used before that required 250 gallons of propane a week. Now there are two new wall unit propane heaters purchased in the 2008-2009 season that maintain the building at 50 degrees when the electric compressor is not in use so that the pipes and hoses do not freeze. However, they only has to be turned on a few times a season and only use about 100 gallons of propane a season.
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Dr. Diane Reed is presently program chair and an associate professor in the master's degree program in educational leadership at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York. The focus of the program is to prepare teachers to become school building and school district leaders.
St. John Fisher College also offers an educational doctorate program in executive leadership. Dr. Reed chairs and serves as a member of a number of the candidates' dissertation committees. She serves on the College's Graduate Program Council, and is a member of the Institutional Research Review Board.
Previous to coming to St. John Fisher College, Dr. Reed was the superintendent of schools for 14 years of the Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District, which is a suburb just outside of Rochester, New York. A progressive and highly capable administrator, she has demonstrated imaginative leadership, vision setting and the creative application of available resources, as well as team and coalition building during her 14 years at the helm of the Honeoye Fall-Lima School District.
Dedicated to positioning HF-L on the cutting edge of educational advances, Dr. Reed guided the district through the effective integration of instruction and assessment to promote student growth and evaluate program effectiveness. Her advanced expertise in reading education led to the implementation of the Reading Recovery Program and other strategies enabling the district to offer outstanding literacy-based programs. She researched and developed a state-of-the-art, long-range K-12 instructional technology plan which revolutionized the way in which HF-L students access, manage, process, and communicate information. A one-to-one laptop initiative at the middle school level was implemented under her leadership. During her tenure, HF-L raised academic standards, graduating students who think independently, solve problems, work in cooperative teams, and are entrepreneurial; they are well-prepared for a workplace which demands employees with strong skills in language, mathematics, science, and technology.
Student success statistics reflect the quality of her leadership. In June, 2005, HF-L reached a milestone: 95% of the district's high school graduates earned a Regents diploma. The number of students who took Advanced Placement exams was the highest ever; 183 students took 329 exams with 79% scoring at the mastery level. The HF-L School District continuously outranked both similar schools and schools throughout the state on the NY State Report Card and was recognized in 2005 and again in 2006 as a high performing/gap closing district by the NY State Education Department based on its performance on State learning standards. The district was one of only 35 average-need districts in the state to be recognized for this for two years in a row. In 2005 HF-L was named in the top 1.6% of schools in the nation by Newsweek Magazine and in the top 3% of schools in Upstate New York by BusinessWeek.
Dr. Reed spearheaded the adoption of a program/budgetary process that guides the development of policy, curriculum, staff selection, financial resources, and the general operation of the school district. She instituted a comprehensive strategic planning process that served as a reference point for all organizational work within the district and strengthened academic programming. She fostered strong school/community partnerships and communication, involving a growing number of district residents in every aspect of their schools' planning and operation.
Drawing upon her expertise in strategic planning, leadership team building, Board of Education/Superintendent relationships, change strategy, resilience, and strategies for districts to achieve high student achievement Dr. Reed serves as a consultant at the international, national, state and local levels. She has received numerous awards and citations for her leadership and service in education. Dr. Reed has also been a keynote speaker and presented papers at numerous international, national and state conventions; conducted workshops and seminars for thousands of school teachers and leaders; provided technical assistance and evaluation services to school districts across the country and published on a variety of educational topics. She serves as an educational consultant on various topics in public schools throughout the nation.
Dr. Reed, working in collaboration with Dr. Jerry Patterson from the University of Alabama, has published a valid and reliable educational leadership resilience profile instrument in both English and Spanish. They have a book co-authored with George Goens titled "Resilient Leadership for Turbulent Times" that was published in 2009 by Rowman and Littlefield Education. Dr. Reed and Dr. Patterson have also published book chapters in the book by Sandra Harris, "Learning from the best: Lessons from award-winning superintendents" (2009), and "Women Leaders: Diverse Strategies to Remain Strong in the Face of the Storm" in the Texas Women in Administration book, "Women as school Executives: Celebrating diversity" (2008).
Dr. Reed has published in the October 2007 issue of the American School Board Journal, On Board, and the August 2006 and December 2008 issue of the American Association of School Administrators Journal, The School Administrator. She was also published in the April 2007 issue of the Journal of Women in Educational Leadership.
Dr. Reed is an active member of numerous professional organizations and was President-Elect of the New York State Council of School Superintendents (NYSCOSS) in 2005, and was awarded their Appreciation Award for outstanding service to the Council in 2006. In 2005 the New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education (NYSCATE) named her Superintendent of the Year in Technology. Dr. Reed was chair of the New York State Association for Women in Administration (NYSAWA) for 2005-2008. She also served for the last seven years as a member of the Governance Board of the American Association of School Administrators (AASA).
Dr. Reed is a native of New York State. She attended the University of Rochester where she received an Ed.D. and M.A. she received her B.A. degree from Roberts Wesleyan College. Dr. Reed holds permanent New York State certifications in School District Administration and teaching (N-6 Elementary, 7-12 English, and K-12 Reading Teacher).
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ConXfer is a patent pending wireless, mobile to mobile secure contacts transfer application. It simplifies the process of securely transferring a user's contact and mobile business cards from one device to another using WiFi or Bluetooth.
ConXfer also makes physical business cards a thing of the past. The password-protected app allows you to eliminate the printing and costs of physical business cards by letting you wirelessly transmit your own electronic business card from your mobile device to another user in your vicinity.
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Liberty News
Pennsylvania woman leaves Liberty $731,250
Liberty University has received one of its largest estate gifts in recent years.
Evelyn Gerling of Wyncote, Pa., left Liberty $731,250 in her will. Gerling passed away on May 29, 2010 at the age of 91.
According to her obituary, Gerling had worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation as an executive secretary to the director of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Region. Her greatest joy "was participating and serving in churches where Jesus Christ was exalted."
"Liberty deeply appreciates the commitment of Evelyn Gerling to our mission of training champions for Christ," said Liberty's Chancellor and President Jerry Falwell Jr. "Liberty University was built with the assistance of donors like Miss Gerling who sacrificed to make Christian education possible for thousands of young people."
The gift was not designated for any certain use.
This is the sixth largest bequest Liberty has received since 2005.
- For information on Estate and Gift Planning at Liberty, go to www.lugiving.com.