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My annual look at players I got wrong went up for Insiders on Thursday, and the list starts with the amazing season Kyle Hendricks has had. Earlier this week I wrote about the increasing production coming from MLB's youngest position players, although I admit I don't have a great explanation for the trend. I held my regular Klawchat here on Thursday.
Over at Paste, I reviewed 7 Ronin, a fantastic two-player game with a Seven Samurai theme that plays in under a half hour. It's ninjas versus samurai for control of a small village, and even though the rules are asymmetrical the game is extremely balanced.
You can also preorder my upcoming book, Smart Baseball, on amazon. Also, please sign up for my more-or-less weekly email newsletter.
And now, the links…
- USA Today, which had never endorsed or disendorsed a candidate before this week, declared Trump "unfit" for the Presidency. So did the Arizona Republic, endorsing a Democrat for the first time in its 126-year history, after which the paper received death threats from brownshirts. The New York Times endorsed Clinton, as did The Cincinnati Enquirer, its first endorsement of a Democrat in over a century. The Detroit News endorsed Libertarian Gary Johnson, the first time in its 143-year history that it has endorsed someone other than the Republican candidate for President. The El Paso Times did too, saying that "Trump's shortcomings are in a different galaxy than Clinton's."
- The LA Times says the scope of Trump's lies is unprecedented.
- Scientific American asked the four remaining candidates 20 questions on major topics in science policy, and graded their results. Clinton got the highest score, and Trump received the lowest score by a substantial margin, as the editors said "Trump says 'science is science and facts are facts,' and yet his campaign has repeatedly demonstrated an utter disregard for facts."
- This New York piece on what it's like for women covering the Trump campaign is more about the awful people supporting him and attending his rallies than the candidate himself, although he has some responsibility for this.
- This Michiko Kakutani review of a new biography of Hitler is the greatest subtweet of all time.
- Kurt Eichenwald has been doing outstanding work investigating the misdeeds of Trump the businessman, including this new piece on how Trump's companies violated the U.S. embargo on doing business with Cuba.
- When Trump tweeted about Jose Fernandez's death, I pointed out that Fernandez was an immigrant, after which a bunch of people well-actually'd me by saying Fernandez came here legally. (I never said he came illegally; the word "immigrant" doesn't imply legal status.) One, Fernandez was a refugee, and two, Trump has proposed a huge reduction in immigrants allowed into the U.S., and that's after he backed off earlier proposals of a moratorium.
- Trump has apparently chosen open climate-change denier Myron Bell to lead the EPA transition if he's elected, a clear sign he intends to roll back regulations designed to reduce our impact on climate change and ocean acidification.
- Speaking of climate change, if you live in Florida and care about this issue, please vote no on Amendment 1, which the Koch Brothers have placed on the ballot to protect their fossil-fuel utility investments by making solar panels a terrible deal for consumers.
- A piano-store owner from New Jersey explains how Trump stiffed him for $30,000 using the same story we keep hearing over and over again – he tells vendors it'll be more expensive to sue him than to take their reduced payment.
- Trump is fond of saying that Rust Belt states have lost manufacturing jobs due to badly negotiated trade deals, but economists strongly disagree with those claims.
- When Esquire's Charles Pierce isn't spitting hot fire over the "vulgar talking yam," he's doing the same about Baylor's intense coverup of sexual assault by its football players, notably Ken Starr's claims that my employer did Art Briles a disservice by, well, stating the facts.
- Anti-vaxxer mom comes to her senses after her whole family gets sick. Thank goodness it was only rotavirus, which can kill infants but usually just makes older kids sick, instead of something worse like pertussis.
- Or measles, now no longer endemic in the Americas, thanks to widespread vaccination. All existing cases have come into the U.S. from overseas.
- The New York Times looks at Rep. Jim Himes, the Connecticut Democrat who was the lone 'no' vote on a bill that gave Olympic medalists a tax break on their bonuses. He's right, though – why do they get special treatment that other working Americans don't? If you're concerned Olympians are undercompensated, then talk to the IOC, which pockets billions off the players' efforts.
- The BBC looks at the trend of small coffeeshops turning off or limiting wifi. They're talking about London shops, but I've seen the same in Blue Bottle and Four Barrel shops in California and NYC.
- Fans – er, "fans" – told Nebraska football players they deserved to be lynched for kneeling during the anthem. The player who led the quiet protest, Michael Rose-Ivey, will meet with Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts (R), who criticized the players in a manner unbecoming of his office … and yes, the Cubs' owners are his brothers and sister.
- Women put a lot of energy into avoiding unwanted attention, from catcalls to outright assault. This column came in response to some manbaby who advised men on how to get the attention of a woman wearing headphones so you can hit on her. This response is more articulate, but I might have gone with "Die in a fire, pal."
- It's a little bit behind the curve, but the Guardian wrote about the rise of tabletop boardgaming.
- A CTV News investigation found that an offshore firm has taken over Canadian research journals to publish junk studies.
- Krebs on Security was taken down in a massive DDoS attack last week in apparent retaliation for some recent articles he'd written. This is the new censorship: silence someone via a torrent of lawsuits or via a torrent of data. Google is developing a tool to try to fight it.
- Why telling people to "just Google it yourself" is a bad argument (it invokes the burden of proof fallacy) and no way to convince anyone of anything. Of course, vaccine denialists use this all the time.
- Skeptical Raptor answers nine (ignorant) questions from a self-styled "anti-vaccine activist," although I'm not sure how you can be an "activist" for something that is proven false. I guess it's an ethos.
- An American chess champion is boycotting an event in Iran rather than wear a hijab, since in Iran women cannot appear in public without covering their hair. (The group sponsoring the tournament has responded.) This seems to me like the IOC's decision to give the 2014 Olympics to Russia after that country passed anti-gay laws: Don't send the damn events there and you won't have these problems.
- Hey, a nice story for a change! A white cop who pulled over a black man for speeding ended up driving the man 100 miles to get to his sister's funeral.


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Previous Challenge Entry
Topic: Exams (07/26/04)
TITLE: Necessary
By Dorethia Myers
that is our introduction into the world of exams. We go to the doctor and get examined the first year. What goes through our minds? this guy must not have anything better to do then to poke and treat me like a pin cushion. The exams don't stop there, we have to go to school, so the exams continue from head to toe. What's wrong now? Well I soon find out that the teacher is added as another person who examines us.
we have to memorize our ABC's, number and history facts before we can advance from grade to grade. We have to pass PE and in my mind, I think, I'll never use this.
Well we reach our teen age years and that all important drivers license pops up. I can do this with no problems. i take the test and to my demise I don't pass, because I didn't listen. Well so much for that. Gotta move on with my life. Time to graduate from high school, but alas they have changed the rules and you now need to take an exam. I think in my mind. "What have I been doing all this time? No one can give me a straight answer.
Well I'm going to go to college and put this all behind me. Alas, exams start all over again. What's this? I'm not paying to take an exam. I already know all that there is to know.
College is over and now I am free of exams, so I think. Old age creeps up on me slowly and it's just like in the beginning. the doctor asks, can you hear, what is that letter? Give me a break doctor, I'm well into the prime of my life. Just let me live without an exam.
"1 Corinthians 11:28 - But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. "
So we must look at exams and their purpose in our life. God knows the purpose and it is not for us to question.
Scriptural refernce-the King James Version.
Copyright © 2004 by Dorethia Myers

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There are ripples of fear in Lake placid.
The eve-teasing incident on Thursday evening has yet again exposed how lawless and dangerous the Dhakuria Lakes can be.
A gang of four youths on motorcycles had intercepted a college-going girl and her boyfriend on the southern periphery of the waterbody on Thursday evening.
They started teasing the girl and passing lewd comments. When the couple protested, the harassers made a grab for the girl and tore her top. They beat up her boyfriend when he resisted them.
Drawn by the shouts, a constable from the reserve force rushed to the spot. He, too, was thrashed by the eve-teasers.
The molesters were finally tamed after another constable arrived at the spot.
Kaneet Bhatia Vicky to friends the main accused, was arrested along with accomplice Moloy Debnath. Their other two partners in crime managed to flee. The harassed couple, too, melted into the darkness and did not turn up to lodge a police complaint.
Kaneet, 27, and Moloy, also in his 20s, were produced in Alipore court on Friday and granted bail.
This is no isolated incident. This got reported because policemen got bashed up. Women being teased in the Lakes by motorcycle-borne youths is a daily occurrence, alleged Sabyasachi Bose, a morning-walker.
The lungs of south Calcutta an oasis of idyllic green draw senior citizens seeking a breath of fresh air and young lovers seeking solitude.
By police estimates, the Lakes plays host to around 500 morning-walkers, around 300 evening-walkers and hundreds of couples.
This is one place where we can sit quietly, without having to spend money and without being spotted. But there are groups of youths, mostly on motorcycles, who are out to hound women. They pass lewd comments, make vulgar gestures and even block their way, alleged a couple on Friday evening, seated close to the spot where 24 hours ago, Kaneet and Co. had teased and assaulted an unidentified woman.
Large patches of darkness and inadequate police cover are to blame for the growing lawlessness at the Lakes, allege regulars.
When Metro visited the Lakes early on Friday evening, groups of men were seen sitting around smoking ganja, beer bottles in hand. This is a common sight. By late evening, these men are ready to tease and torment women visiting the Lakes, said a girl waiting for her boyfriend.
The police plead helplessness. The Lakes is spread over such a huge area and no more than 20 constables are deployed to keep a vigil. It is not possible to keep the Lakes free of criminal activities. Women do feel unsafe here, but there is little that the few of us can do, said a constable on duty.


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NEW YORK -- After years being widely regarded as an overpriced Nissan Altima, the company's Maxima seeks to regain flagship status among Nissan sedans, bringing a striking re-make to the party.
The 2016 Maxima, at the 2015 New York auto show here, reprises the "4DSC" logo it wore decades ago, declaring it was, and again is, a "four-door sports car." The logo is tucked into the lenses of the headlights and taillights.
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Soft Commodities
Soft commodities are usually those commodities that are grown instead of being mined. Commodities like coffee, corn, cocoa, cotton, orange juice, soybean, sugar and wheat are considered as soft commodity.
The basic difference between the soft and hard commodities is that, like it was mentioned at the very beginning, soft commodities are grown while on the other hand the "hard" commodities like metals and chemicals are usually mined.
Soft Commodities and the Futures Market
A large futures market has got established based on the soft commodities which involve both the investors and farmers. The farmers usually try to lock-in the future price for the crops they grow while the speculative investors enter the market in search of profit. The market is usually dictated by issues like seasonality, weather condition and reports of disruption. Supply and demand also plays a major role in this market.
Possible Risks
Just like other markets, the futures market for the soft commodities is also not free of risks. Some of the basic risk factors of this market include: movement of the currency, weather and Government intervention. It is important for the traders to keep in mind that this market can be very volatile time to time. So traders need to be really cautious about the market environment and should use proper judgment to make decisions.Glossary List
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Features the local music stylings of Kathryn Dean, The Abe Lincoln Story, Unpopable, Shave, Number 2, Jolly Walker, The Thingz, and a bunch more.
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Goal setting is the secret to unlocking your success in life.
But the majority of adults do not set goals.
What most people do is that they set New Year resolutions.
When you look at a number of people who actually achieve their New Year resolutions…
you'll be shocked to know that less than 8 person out of a 100 person who make New Year resolutions achieve them
A study on published in the journal of psychology by the university of Scranton concluded that: …
people who explicitly make new year resolutions are ten times more likely to achieve their goals that those who don't explicitly make resolutions
The moral of this study is that it how you make and go about achieving New Year resolutions
What many people don't know is that a New Year resolution wish.
But in order to give energy and life to your wish…you must make them concrete not abstract
Why? Your mind is an engine of creative problem solving that works with visual images.
We think in images. For example, if I said something like " don't go out to the street because their danger. Do you think you'll get it?
Now assuming I said, " doesn't go out to the streets because there is stray lion that has killed two persons on the street." Would you still go out? Got it
In order to move from wishing and hoping to achieve your dreams, you must set goals
The reason goal setting works is that it is an active process
In goal setting, you do what I call Be-do- have
The first step is you visualize what you want to accomplish.This step is the dreaming part of achieving a goal.
The act of visualizing your goals is passive and only gains life when you take action to crystalize your vision into something tangible
Most people stop at dreaming about what they want. They never act on bringing their dreams to come true.
The best way to make any dream you want fulfill come true is by goal setting.
You see the reason 92 percent of adults in America who make New Year resolution fail is because they fail to take definite steps to achieve what they wish for at the beginning of the year
What separates goal setting from New Year resolution is that goal setting you make a wish and set a deadline to achieve your wish
That is why goal setting has power and works.
Let me explain how the very act of taking action helps to make goal setting powerful
The first thing in goal setting is that you write down a list of thing you want to achieve
This step is very powerful because there is a connection between writing down a task and your brain
You see writing down your goals is like placing " an order" on the universe about what you want.
In addition, you create a pathway in you subconscious mind that allows it to start working automatically on your goals
When you set goals, you align your values with what you want to achieve.
Studies have shown that in order for a person to change…it must come from within the person
When you set goals, you are creating a plan to achieve something that truly reflects who you are on the inside
The next reason goal setting works is that once a goal can be seen (visualized). The more you can visualize your goals and rewrite them…the higher your chances of achieving them
The other reason I think goal setting works is that your subconscious mind homes on achieving your goals
Why? I believe that because you have communicated to your subconscious mind that your dreams are important…your subconscious mind works relentlessly to bring them alive
Earl Nightingale bestselling author of the motivational classic The Strangest Secrets said the secret to failure lies in the way you think
When you set goals, you align your thinking towards your values. The result is that because you are clear about what you want, you'll surely have them
The bottom line about why goal setting work is that goals are dreams with a deadline. When you set goal, you move from wishing and hoping that your dreams come true…to reaching them and living them


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Ever since I can remember I have always loved wearing something around my ankle. I have no idea why, my mom tells me that she never put ankle bracelets on me when I was little but I love them. Most women that like jewelry normally wear a necklace or rings, besides wedding rings, or even a bracelet … [Read more...]
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Back when I use to work outside the home which seems like forever ago, I had a more hands on job where I worked with animals and I couldn't wear jewelry. The last thing I needed was some animal tugging, breaking or swallowing a necklace. Since I left the job to stay at home I barely wear jewelry … [Read more...]


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To me, the decision to become a volunteer at LFP was both hard and easy in the same time. I really loved my job in Jakarta, which I had to leave eventually should I decide to join this project, and I barely knew anything about wildlife activities. On the other side, I've always wanted to do some volunteering actions for years but never actually found a project that really excites me like this one. But then I thought that life was simply too short for that kind of hesitation, so I decided to leave my comfort zone and handed my month notice as soon as my application was accepted.
I travelled to Cipaganti from Bandung for the very first time with an angkot (mini bus public transportation, that can pick up and drop passengers in random places) followed by an ojek (motorbike) ride uphill directly to the green house, the name of LFP field station. I got immediately acquaintained with the staffs and other volunteers (and the cats!) as soon as I arrived while enjoying a huge piece of chocolate cake accompanied by a cup of tea, then I met with the trackers the next day. They were all very nice and friendly, hence a very pleasant first impression of my journey here.
Like any other volunteers I join the night observation team, which usually consists of 1 volunteer and 1 observer (plus another volunteer in training if there's any). My first training session was to observe a male juvenile slow loris named Mungkin (which literally means "maybe"). I find the way they give the lorises name hilarious. Some are based on an Indonesian word: Bintang (star), Lucu (cute), Tombol (button), we also have slow lorises with quite a famous name like: Toyib (from an iconic Indonesian song, "Bang Toyib"), Sule (a well-known local comedian), Xena (warrior princess!), while the others have European names like: Fernando (maybe inspired by a famous ABBA song?), Shirley, Jean, etc. Since I hardly ever exercised, my first shifts were very difficult. I've always tried my best not to give up and right now I'm glad that I've gotten much better and faster already (although I'm still relatively slow compared to the other observers and the trackers).
In addition to the night observation, I volunteered myself to help managing the data we collected as well. In order to do this, I had to learn about the R programming language, which is arguably one of the best languages to do statistical analysis and data science. In contrast to the other volunteers, I really enjoyed learning how to code using R. We also do a lot of daytime activities here. One of them is our "Nature Club" programme. Twice a week we visit a local school to teach the children English and some knowledge about nature (like what makes a healthy forest, bio-degradability, etc.). Even though I'm really terrible at teaching, I volunteered to assist the teaching force from time to time and tried my best to transfer some of my knowledges to the children. Once in a while we also plant and distribute some trees to the farmers in the conservation area to ensure the sustainability of the slow lorises' habitat.
Entering my final few weeks, the experience and amazing new friends in the course of my stay at LFP make me really grateful that I pursued my resolution to be a volunteer here. Doing the night observations can be hard sometimes but they are really fulfilling indeed. I've always tried to contribute as much as I could, but in the end I still feel that I am the one who gained the most in form of invaluable lessons and perceptions!
- Joshua
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|Robert H. Mimlitch, III, David Anthony Norman
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|Innovation First, Inc.
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|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (40), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (4), Classifications (6), Legal Events (3)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/549,060, filed on Oct. 12, 2006, now abandoned which is a continuation of U.S. patent application No. Ser. 10/389,661, filed on Mar. 14, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,134,558 B1, issued Nov. 14, 2006, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/365,228, filed on Mar. 14, 2002, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to a support rack, and more particularly to an apparatus and method for supporting equipment, such as electronic equipment.
The physical support of objects or devices (e.g., electronic equipment) on a horizontal plane presents a number of related issues. For purposes of this application, the term "equipment" shall be used to include, without limitation, computers (of all designs, including desktop and tower), computer components, tape backups, hubs, switches, power supplies, audio/visual components, and the like.
It is generally desirable to support equipment in a manner that facilitates their operation, if applicable. For example, such support should orient the equipment in proper or recommended spatial orientation. Other orientation may be dictated by the function (e.g., placement of cooling fan) or other consideration. Next, support should be accomplished in a manner that consumes the smallest amount of space, but still provides the user with a desired level of access. Such access may be necessary to monitor and/or maintain the equipment being supported. With modern office and storage space at a premium, the development of racks and other stacking devices for such equipment has occurred.
Existing shelf designs are typically made by rack manufacturers and are limited to coupling with the respective manufacturer's two- or four-post rack design, and few, if any, others. Many manufacturers provide two- or four-post racks designed to support equipment, such as servers and the like, for being supported on shelves that are respectively coupled to the two- or four-post rack systems. However, there is a need for a universal rack mountable shelf that is adapted to attach to substantially all two- or four-post rack systems, regardless of manufacturer. In addition, because space is a premium concern for users of two- or four-post rack systems, there is a need for multiple mounting orientations of shelves in the two- or four-post rack system.
The present invention is an apparatus and method for supporting equipment on a horizontal surface or shelf, which may be secured to a two- or four-post rack having various configurations known in the art. According to the principles of the present invention, a universal rack mountable shelf is designed to mount in substantially all two- and four-post racks, regardless of mounting depth, rack-post style, and manufacturer. The shelf of the present invention may be mounted right-side-up or in a reverse configuration, depending on the requirements of the user.
In general, the principles of the present invention provide for a fixed, rack mountable shelf that couples to a two- or four-post rack and supports electrical equipment such as computer components, servers or the like. The apparatus of the present invention includes a base portion having a support surface adapted to support various types of equipment. Slots or holes may be provided on the support surface to serve several functions. First, the slots or holes reduce the overall weight of the shelf Second, the slots may be orientated in a right-to-left or left-to-right direction, which increases the front-to-back friction between the shelf and the rubber feet of the equipment supported thereon. The orientation of the slots serves to reduce the likelihood of equipment inadvertently sliding off of the shelf. Third, the slots may be oriented in a front-to-back direction to allow equipment to be coupled to the shelf via straps or other coupling mechanisms. The coupling of equipment to the shelf may be desirable in regions prone to structural shifting and the like.
The details of one or more embodiments of the invention are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features, objects, and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description and drawings, and from the claims.
The FIGURES outlined below further illustrate the apparatus and method of the present invention. Like reference symbols in the various drawings indicate like elements.
Various embodiments of the principles of the present invention are shown in
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Preferably, the shelf 10 is composed of a durable, relatively lightweight material, such as aluminum or the like metal, but can be composed of any suitable material or combination of materials desired. For heavier equipment to be supported, steel or other heavier construction materials may be employed.
Two flanges 50 are provided on opposing ends of the base 30. The flanges 50 may have a plurality of front fixed bracket mounting holes 60 proximal a front portion for coupling a front fixed bracket 70 thereto. The plurality of front fixed bracket mounting holes 60 may, in some embodiments, be aligned vertically or in any other desired configuration. The number and location of the front fixed bracket mounting holes 60 may be adjusted depending on the rack depth and the requirements of the user. A plurality of rear sliding bracket mounting holes 80 may also be provided on the flanges 50 for coupling a rear sliding bracket 90 thereto. The number and location of rear sliding bracket mounting holes 80 may be adjusted depending on the rack depth and the requirements of the user. The rear sliding mounting holes 80 may, in certain embodiments, be aligned horizontally or in any other desired configuration. A plurality of openings 95 may be provided on the flanges 50 to allow wires to pass therethrough for guiding and coupling, and to reduce the weight of the shelf 10. A location 97 (
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It is to be appreciated that the shelf 10 may couple to substantially any existing two- or four-post rack system and support loads accordingly. It is to be further appreciated that the universal rack mountable shelf 10 of the present invention provides numerous configurations for supporting a variety of loads, depending on the requirements and desires of the user.
A number of embodiments of the invention have been described. Nevertheless, it will be understood that various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims.
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KABUL, Afghanistan {AP} Warring factions in Afghanistan traded fierce artillery fire near the capital, killing at least eight civilians and wounding several others, Taliban-controlled radio said Saturday.
The northern-based opposition alliance pounded villages 15 miles north of Kabul in overnight artillery fire, Mullah Tavil Dar, a Taliban commander told The Associated Press.
At least eight civilians were killed and several others were wounded in the shelling, which started Friday, Taliban officials and radio reports said. A number of shells also landed in northern Kabul, witnesses said.
Dar said there were no casualties among Taliban forces. No comment from the opposition was immediately available.
Shkardarh and Bahzadi villages were the worst hit, with shelling burning the wheat crop, damaging the houses and forcing residents to vacate the area, witnesses said.
Villagers said they prayed for safety as shelling rocked their houses all night. Many fled the area early Saturday.
"But I cannot leave because this is harvesting season," said Mohammad Zahid, a farmer. "I cannot abandon my wheat and grapes and crops."
The failure of U.N.-sponsored peace talks earlier this week triggered fears of an escalation in fighting. A U.N. envoy visiting Kabul on Saturday asked the Taliban to resume peace talks and said the opposition appeared willing to go back to the negotiating table.
The opposition fighters are holed up in the mountains north of Kabul and regularly launch rockets at the city, controlled by the Taliban.
The Taliban, who rule almost 90 percent of Afghanistan, are battling the opposition alliance in a bid to extend their rule over all the country.
The Taliban are Sunni Muslims and mostly Pashtun the majority ethnic group of Afghanistan. They follow a harsh version of Islam that bars women from work and education, forces men to wear beards and outlaws music and television.
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Iran food + hospitality 2016 saw the participation of more than 40,000 visitors and 711 exhibitors (+40%) from 35 countries as well as 12 national pavilions.
Now that international sanctions on Iran are lifted hundreds of new hotels and thousands of restaurants are to be built or modernized and business and tourist travel is set to explode. Excellent chances for business both for international and Iranian food traders and manufacturers of foodservice equipment.
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Black Rocks Country park, Cromford, Derbyshire, England
Black Rocks Country Park, Cromford, Derbyshire, is an outcrop of sculpted gritstone rock which offers a spectacular situation above the Derwent Valley at Cromford.
Black Rocks Country Park
This is a popular place for recreation, with rock-climbing available on the rocks themselves and plenty of scope for walking in the park, which stretches right down to High Peak Junction where the former railway met the Cromford canal. There is also a fixed orienteering course and forest trails in the surrounding woods. The country park has a car park and small information centre with public toilets.
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the B5035 from Cromford to Carsington and Ashbourne goes past Black Rocks. Cromford lies on the A6 Derby-Matlock road. Car parking is available.
By Bus: the R61 and 213 buses from Matlock to Derby and Wirksworth respectively stop nearby.
By Train: Cromford station (on the Matlock - Derby line) lies apprximately 2km distant.
When is it open?
Open all year, all day.
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No charge.
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Ti Lung is Lok Pui, a convicted felon, just released from a 4-year prison sentence. As he's taking his first breath of freedom he is approached by Big Boss Sing who tries to get him back in the old gang.
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MyTinyPhone.com - Free mobile ring tones, videos & wallpapers
MyTinyPhone.com offers a huge collection of mobile ringtones, wallpapers, themes and videos to its users. Games and other applications can also be downloaded from the website. MyTinyPhone.com offers content for some of the most popular phones in the market, including Nokia, iPhone, Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson and LG among many others. The website also allows you to make your own ringtones, videos, and phone wallpapers and send them to your cell phone or share with other users.
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by Staff Writer | posted on 24 April 2008
Cambridge, UK – 24 April 2008 – CSR (LSE: CSR) today announced that its BlueCore5-Multimedia platform now supports integrated speech synthesis, also known as text-to-speech (TTS), and speech recognition (SR) functionality.
Developed through its third party eXtension Partner Programme with NowSpeak and Rubidium Ltd., CSR can now offer headset and hands-free car kit users a true hands-free experience when using Bluetooth accessories. CSR's industry leading BlueCore5-Multimedia platform is the only Bluetooth device on the market with an integrated DSP and on-chip memory, allowing it to host third party software to offer end users an unprecedented level of audio quality and functionality when using Bluetooth.
By combining speech synthesis and SR technologies CSR provides users with ultimate control when communicating via either a Bluetooth headset or embedded car kit. When a call is received on the user's mobile phone, the speech synthesis engine announces the name or number of the caller, allowing the user to decide whether or not to accept the call, and use SR to answer the call without the need to press a button. Speech synthesis can be used as a connection and pairing status guide and can inform the user of the title of a music track played over Bluetooth. Furthermore, SR allows users to easily and safely control a vast array of functions through voice commands, including call acceptance and rejection, voice dialling, and music control and selection. Speech synthesis and SR together provide users of a CSR BlueCore5-Multimedia based product with the ultimate hands free experience.
NowSpeak offers the complete handsfree interface for CSR BlueCore devices with its next generation text-to-speech and speech recognition products. Its text-to-speech technology automatically synthesises speech from text in real time and has been specifically optimised to speak people's names, phone numbers and device status phrases with a natural voice. With support for all major languages and a small memory footprint it is possible to include multiple languages in a Bluetooth device. Its speaker independent speech recognition requires no user training, supports multiple vocabularies and can be used to recognise words, digits or whole phrases. NowSpeak's speech recognition is designed to work in real world situations with background noise reduction and rejection of unwanted sounds. NowSpeak text-to-speech and speech recognition solutions can be integrated together or used independently.
Rubidium's speech synthesis and SR offering, is available on the CSR BlueCore5-Multimedia platform. Rubidium's speech synthesis uses concatenate TTS based on real human speech to produce pure and natural sound, while keeping use of computational resources exceptionally low. It supports diverse languages, and was designed to offer rapid and flexible addition of virtually any language and voice. Rubidium's core SR technology derives from its proprietary Rubidium Dialog Engine™ series, featuring speaker independent recognition and supporting keyword spotting and noise robustness. Optimised to support essentially any language and accent, it uses artificial intelligence elements to cope with natural language, dynamic vocabularly and multi-layer dialogues.
CSR's BlueCore5-Multimedia has been specifically designed to enable best in class audio for applications including high-end stereo and mono headsets. Its powerful 64 MIPS DSP allows customers to add audio or voice enhancement software available through CSR's eXtension Partner Program to further boost the performance and functionality of their end designs.
Anthony Murray, Senior Vice President of CSR's Wireless Audio Strategic Business Unit commented "CSR's BlueCore5-Multimedia platform is the only Bluetooth device in the market that provides a speech controlled user interface for the Bluetooth accessory market. Thanks to CSR's powerful integrated DSP on-chip, eXtension Partners such as NowSpeak and Rubidium can provide true hands-free experience to our customers on a single-chip, reducing the total cost of eBoM for customers."
About CSR
CSR is the leading global provider of personal wireless technology and its product portfolio covers Bluetooth, GPS, FM and Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11). CSR offers developed hardware/software solutions, based around its silicon platforms, that incorporate fully integrated radio, baseband and microcontroller elements.
CSR's customers include industry leaders such as Apple, Dell, LG, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Panasonic, RIM, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TomTom and Toshiba.
CSR has its headquarters and offices in Cambridge, UK, and offices in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, India, France, Denmark, Sweden and both Dallas and Detroit in the USA.
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Registration for the 2016 Keiki Bowl is open till December 5th, but don't wait that long to sign up. We will reach capacity for the event before that, so be sure to sign up as soon as possible.
When: Saturday December 17
Where: Leadbetter Point
What: The LPKB is a FREE U14 Grom surfing contest featuring the Surf Happens Foundation unique no loser in the first round format. The event is used to spread environmental awareness and is a pay it forward fundraiser for the Surf Happens Foundation. Lakey is supporting our fundraising efforts with heaps of prizes from her sponsors and a surf day with her, complete with a huge gear package as the ultimate silent auction prize. Raffle tickets, registrations and donations may be made at surfhappensfoundation.org.


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PARIS – Hybridizing light vehicles with lithium-ion batteries and even developing electric-range cars soon will make good economic sense, says the French research organization IFP.
The IFP calculates a small diesel-powered family car, such as a Volkswagen Golf or Peugeot 207, costs about E15,000 ($21,500) and with fuel and maintenance will cost about E29,000 ($41,523) over its 124,000-mile (200,000-km) lifetime.
Making a plug-in hybrid of such a car and giving it a 16-mile (25-km) range on batteries, alone, adds about E6,000 ($8,591) to the cost. But the lifetime cost of ownership is only about E30,000 ($42,953) because electricity is cheaper energy than fuel and hybridization cuts fuel consumption as much as 40%.
"Adding electric motors to cars is not a panacea, but it will help reduce CO2 (carbon-dioxide emissions)," says Olivier Appert, director of the IFP, at a conference here focused on emissions reduction. He notes the new Toyota Prius produces 89 g/km of CO2, the equivalent of 63 mpg (3.7 L/100 km).
However, hybridizing does not improve fuel economy for over-the-road truck transportation, he says. Instead, fuel efficiency in that sectormust come from aerodynamics, transmissions and engines.
At the current price of diesel fuel and Li-ion batteries, electric vehicles don't make economic sense over their lifetime, says Philippe Pinchon, director of the IFP's motor and energy research center.
The lifetime cost of a Golf-sized EV with a 93-mile (150-km) range would be about E37,000 ($52,834),the IFP says. Even the E5,000 ($7,140) bonus from France for buying an EV would not make up that difference.
However, in a few years that picture could change, Pinchon says. Today, fuel in France costs about E1.10 ($1.57) per liter, and Li-ion lithium batteries are E600 ($859) per kW/h.
When diesel fuel returns to E1.50 ($2.15) per liter, as it was here when oil was E105 ($150) a barrel, and when batteries cost E300 ($429) kW/h, which is the 5-year target of battery companies, the lifetime cost of a diesel-powered car would be about E33,000 ($47,229), while the electric car would cost E30,000 ($42,953).
Petroleum prices will go up again, Pinchon says, not only due to rising demand in emerging countries such as China and India, but also because the current economic crisis has delayed investments in new refining capacity.
However, a massive change to EVs inspired by economics will not have a major effect on CO2 production everywhere.
In France, where most electricity is generated by nuclear power, a battery-powered car would be responsible for only about 15 g/km of CO2. But in India, where all electricity is generated by coal, an EV would emit about 160 g/km, compared with 130 g/km for the same-sized diesel car.
China certainly will have EVs. The government has made a point of encouraging the production and sale of hybrids and electric cars. BYD Auto Co. Ltd., the company Warren Buffett invested in, is the first auto maker in the world to have a plug-in hybrid on the road.
However, the Chinese electric grid is not efficient, Appert says, noting the 2004 spike in oil prices was caused in large part by China's inability to furnish electricity to factories, which then imported petroleum to run their own generators.
And because 90% of Chinese electricity is generated by coal, EVs won't diminish CO2 production related to transportation. However, hybrids will result in CO2 savings by improving internal-combustion-engine performance and by regenerative braking.
The IFP, which began life as an organization dedicated to creating a French oil industry, now spends considerable resources on alternative fuels and powertrains.
It is part of a European project called Optfuel, developing second-generation biofuels, and it has developed with Renault SA and PSA Peugeot Citroen a digital platform for analyzing entire hybrid vehicles.
IFP also is a partner in a new physical test facility being developed in Versailles for electric and hybrid vehicles.
All the same, says Appert, efficiency of traditional engines still can be improved 20% to 30%, and "internal combustion will be around for decades."


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The present disclosure relates generally to remote communication circuit restoration.
A large component of time and expense incurred during the restoration of DS1 communication circuits where trouble tickets have been reported is due to the physical dispatch of field service technicians. Ultimately, restoration of DS1 type circuits by using a spare span involves an initial dispatch to the field unit along with a subsequent dispatch to repair the main circuit. A third action is also needed to restore the spare and the main to their original condition. These events, in the past, have been a major source of operating expense, and significantly impact meantime to repair (MTTR) results. While certain systems have been disclosed that relate to providing continued access to subscriber lines, such systems tend to be large and complex and too expensive for wide deployment in a telephone network for various types of business and residential subscribers. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,577,728 illustrates an automated restoration system that utilizes an expensive switching system for restoration.
Accordingly, there is a need for an improved and low cost method and system of restoring service relating to DS1 trouble tickets.
The disclosure relates generally to a system and method of restoring communication circuits. In a particular embodiment, the system includes an automated circuit switchover system embedded within a telephone central office, a technician terminal for use by telephone network operations personnel, a test and control system coupled to the technician terminal and to the automated circuit switchover system within the telephone central office, and a switchable protection circuit remotely located from the telephone central office and coupled to the telephone central office via a communication link.
The switchable protection circuit supports a plurality of active individual communication lines and an unused spare communication line. Each of the active individual communication lines are configured to support communication of traffic from end user subscribers supported by the active individual communications lines connected to the switchable protection circuit and to the telephone central office. The switchable protection circuit is responsive to the test and control system and includes logic to respond to a specific command sent from the test and control system to switch a selected one of the plurality of active individual communication lines to the unused spare communication line and to activate the spare communication line in response to the specific command to support communications traffic over the spare communication line.
In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving a reported problem associated with an individual subscriber communication line, entering a trouble ticket into a trouble ticket tracking database using an operations terminal, initiating a test of the individual communication line using an automated test system, determining whether the individual subscriber communication line is supported by a remote switch protection device, sending a program code to the remote switch protection device to request the switch protection device to swap the individual subscriber communication line with a spare communication line, and sending a switch-to-spare circuit command to a telephone exchange and reporting a corrected circuit condition. The telephone exchange includes a telephone circuit communicatively coupled to the individual subscriber communication line and to the remote switch protection device. The telephone exchange automatically switches the telephone circuit from the individual subscriber communication line to the spare communication line,
Referring to
During operation, a technician working at the technician terminal 106 may receive a request from a subscriber to correct a circuit failure with a communication line, such as one of the DS1 communication lines 120–132. The technician at the technician terminal 106 enters a trouble ticket for the reported DS1 line and the trouble ticket is entered into the automated test system 104. The automated test system 104 creates a log of the trouble ticket and stores the trouble ticket in the database 114. The automated test system 104 may initiate performing a test to confirm the faulty DS1 line. After confirming a problem circuit, the automated test system 104 sends a special command, such as a program code, to the remote switchable protection switch 102. When the switchable protection switch 102 receives the program code from the automated test system 104, the switchable protection switch responds to the program code and switches the faulty DS1 line to the hot spare line 140.
In addition, the automated test system 104 communicates a command to the central office 110 which in turn provides the command to the central office automated circuit switchover system 112. The automated circuit switchover system 112 within the central office 110 performs a corresponding switchover action for the subscriber line that has been switched over to the hot spare line 140. After the particular DS1 line has been switched to the hot spare 140, and after the central office 110 has been; reconfigured to support the switched connection, the end subscriber may then again communicate traffic from their location to the network supported by the central office 110. Thus, after the switchover, the hot spare communication line 140 has been activated in response to the specific command initiated by the technician terminal 106 in response to the subscriber request. In a particular embodiment, the special command is a sequence of program codes that are communicated from the automated test system 104 to the intelligent and remotely switchable protection switch 102. In addition, in a particular embodiment the communication link 108 may be a single T1 line or may be a higher data rate telephony communication link.
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If the trouble circuit is not supported by a remote switch protection unit then an order is sent into the field for a dispatch to fix the problem circuit, at 210. In either situation, a decision is made as to whether the central office supporting the trouble circuit has an automated circuit switchover system, at decision step 212. Where the central office does not support the automated switchover system, then an order is sent for a special technician dispatch to the central office, at 216. The dispatch in this case is a manual dispatch of a technician or other technical personnel to make a change at the central office to correspond to the switched circuit. In the event that the central office has an automated circuit switchover system, then a connection at the central office is switched using a remote automated command, at 214. After correcting the circuit by switching the subscriber circuit to a spare and after making the corresponding adjustment at the central office, the subscriber may then be contacted to inform the subscriber that the DS1 line has been corrected and communication traffic, such as data or voice traffic, may then be resumed, as shown at 218.
Thus, the system and method illustrated may be used to deploy an intelligent and remotely switchable 1�8 DS1 protection unit, such as a ProCap-DS1 protection switch. Such units can be programmed to receive automated code sequences from an automated test system, such as the ATAS operating system, so that DS1 communication lines supported by the remote devices can be switched to a hot spare protection path in as little as twenty minutes or less. The entire process from initiation of a trouble ticket to testing and switch over of the circuit to the protected hot spare, can be fully automated. Using an automated system as shown can eliminate the expense and dispatch time associated with manually initiating a technician to the field to cut to a spare circuit and to perform the corresponding actions needed in the central office for the switchover.
An example of the remotely switchable protection switch 102 that may be utilized is a device known as the Pro-Cap unit which is a joint development of ADTRAN and Hyper-Edge. Deployment of the automated system as described provides a telephony operator with many advantages, such as reducing the mean time to repair (MTTR) for certain subscriber circuit problems. In addition, the disclosed system and method allow remote restoration of customer service while avoiding the costly and time consuming dispatch of a technician to perform repair work. Further, the disclosed system and method can provide improved efficiency of the central office and testing centers since the amount of time needed to isolate problems with subscriber service conditions has been significantly reduced. In addition, by providing subscribers with corrected circuits in an automated and time reduced fashion, increased good will with subscribers and improved network service may be realized.
While a single central office and remote switchable protection switch has been illustrated, it should be understood that hundreds or thousands of protection circuits may be deployed and connected to many central offices over a wide geographic area where telephone service has been deployed. In such a wide area deployment, it is important to provide switchable protection switches in, the network at a low per unit cost. The disclosed Pro-Cap switch has a per unit cost that is significantly less than more complex systems, such as the system described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,577,728.
The above disclosed subject matter is to be considered illustrative, and not restrictive, and the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications, enhancements, and other embodiments which fall within the true spirit and scope of the present invention. Thus, to the maximum extent allowed by law, the scope of the present invention is to be determined by the broadest permissible interpretation of the following claims and their equivalents, and shall not be restricted or limited by the foregoing detailed description.
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It also happens that these distinguished scholarships are generally available in the form of fellowships for particular students who are interested in conducting research or working towards specific academic goals. As it happens, not only does getting a prestigious scholarship often help cover financial need at an academic institution, they also look really great on a resume. A student being able to claim that they were a recipient of a renowned scholarship will do a lot to wow potential employers or graduate schools. The competitive nature of these programs cannot be stressed enough and students who are interested in applying to a illustrious scholarship will need to make sure they have the credentials and energy needed to win.
Perhaps one of the best known prestigious scholarships is the American Rhodes Scholarship program available to students in the United States. Every year 32 Rhodes Scholarships are awarded and those recipients will leave to attend Oxford University for up to two years with the possibility of getting funding for a third year depending on degree status and academic progress. The program pays for the entirety of a student's tuition and fees while they are at Oxford. This distinguished scholarship can be incredibly difficult to get and a mixture of good letters of recommendation and a strong application will go far in helping students get into the program. Applications are due no later than October 4 of every year.
Another example of a esteemed scholarship is the Harry S Truman Scholarship which awards anywhere between 60 to 65 winners every year from a total average pool of over 600. All interested applicants must be enrolled in a four year university program in their third year (junior status) or seniors at their college. Applicants must be US citizens at the time of their application. Students applying for this prestigious scholarship should be interested in public service, getting a graduate degree, and in general have an interest in working for the betterment of society. It is incredibly important for applicants to be readily involved in community service oriented activities while being active volunteers. Further all students should have a strong mind capable of exceptional analysis and be able to hold their own during an intense interview process after being nominated by a local representative of the foundation. Awards for this big scholarship are upwards of $30,000. The deadline for this program varies each year, so interested applicants should check with the website frequently for updates as the date will be announced sometime after the application process is initially started.
Of course these national programs are not the only prominent scholarships available to interested students. Many such prestigious scholarships are offered by individual universities. City University of New York, for example, has an entire list of prestigious scholarships that it offers. The Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship awards 50 preeminent scholarships every year to outstanding students attending a CUNY institution. The Graduate Arts award, available under the Jack Kent Cooke banner, awards as much as $50,000 to winning students who are pursuing a graduate level education. It pays for tuition, boarding and books. In order to be eligible for the program students must be nominated for it by a representative of the organization and all entries will be judged based on creativity, academic achievement, financial need and a strong interest in moving forward. The deadline for this prestigious scholarship is normally the middle of February, but the exact date is released every year to those who have been nominated so pay close attention to messages from the organization.


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Since I have been retired, the firm which I worked for has been sold to another company and the pension scheme folded. Some time after that the Financial Assistance Scheme got in touch and informed me that they had secured more pension for me as a top-up from that scheme, starting at £21 and rising to approximately £26 per month. As you can see from the enclosed letter from the FAS, they are suddenly stopping these monthly payments and demanding I pay all overpaid money back. It is enough to have to lose £26 per month, which I can't afford, but to demand the total amount back is appalling and no way can I afford it.
CH, Powys
For anyone who, understandably enough, is not aware of what the FAS is, to crib some of its own fact sheet, it offers help to some people who lost out on their pension because they were a member of an underfunded defined benefit scheme that started to wind-up between January 1 1997 and April 5 2005. The FAS is now administered by the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), which, as well as having this role, also covers schemes that went bust after April 5 2005. More details can be found on pensionprotectionfund.org.uk where, on the home page, you will find the menu on the left-hand side for Financial Assistance Scheme, although it does not exactly jump off the page. The helpline number is 0845 604 4585.
When I approached the PPF on your behalf, it told me that imperfect data it had originally inherited from your pension scheme had suggested you were a member of another scheme. Better scheme data obtained later on showed you had transferred your rights out of the scheme and were not entitled to receive the FAS assistance you are referring to.
The overpayment was supposed to cover the period between May 14 2004 and September 21 2010, and was deemed by the FAS to be £2,526. A long way into my fight for you on this matter you did some calculations and concluded the amount at issue was in fact £1,621 and that the first payment relevant to your case had only been made on December 27 2007. It had, therefore, been on the basis of the former figure that I tackled the problem.
The PPF, again on behalf of the FAS, insisted at the start of my taking this up for you that it was still obliged to ask you to return the overpaid sum as it is public money. It asked you to suggest a reasonable repayment plan.
For a while I couldn't reach you on the phone. I have to say, given some disappointing experiences I have had with complainants pleading poverty and who then were similarly unobtainable only to emerge weeks later from a round-the-world cruise or some such travel experience and who were still arguing they were poor, my convictions about the merits of this began to wane.
However, by calling later one evening than I would normally, I found you in. It turned out that your wife had been in hospital for a month and you had been with her nearly all of every day. You sounded tired. It transpires that your wife has been progressively disabled all her life and neither of you has had a proper holiday for 25 years.
I learnt that, before you left many years ago, your work had been on the factory floor and your knowledge about pension schemes is scant. Moreover, you have very little in the way of savings.
I now pursued the matter with renewed energy. I still don't know the exact whys and wherefores of the figure which was owed. Moreover, clearly the FAS has had problems getting the information it needed from elsewhere. The main point, though, that makes the amount in question academic, is that mercifully the burdensome debt has now been waived and you can put the matter behind you.
They can't write off my pen's lifetime warranty
I have a problem with my 25-year-old Parker fountain pen. My wife bought it for me for our silver wedding anniversary. It was purchased with a "lifetime guarantee". It has been serviced and repaired by Parker over this period. The service was organised by WH Smith and usually took two weeks.
Some weeks ago my pen developed a slight leak at the nib end and the cap was quite loose. I took it to W H Smith and was informed that the repair service was no longer available even though my pen was covered by the lifetime guarantee. They gave me an address to contact. I have written to them on three occasions but to date have not received a response. Would you please bring your powers of persuasion to bear on this company to find out what is the position with service and repairs?
GH, Lancs
The silver pen, bought 25 years ago, came with what you understood to be an unconditional lifetime guarantee. However, after all this time you do not have the original purchase document or warranty available for inspection.
You point out that, on the two occasions when the pen needed a repair in the past, you were not asked to produce such paperwork.
After I contacted Newell Rubbermaid, which bought Parker, it sent a £21.60 estimate for the repair. You protested and it then returned your Parker 75 pen saying it had repaired it as an exception free of charge. It said the damage was not covered under warranty. Given how the guarantee was billed at the outset and how it has worked since then, this is perplexing.
Newell Rubbermaid points out that you had a manufacturer's guarantee for which in the past W H Smith had been just a handling agent. It stated that these warranties "are not unconditional but cover manufacturing defects and poor workmanship".
The company added: "It does not cover accidental damage, misuse, loss of a component, 'wear and tear' or the overhauling of the instrument.
"If the repair cannot be covered by the warranty we, SAS (Parker Rotring Waterman Service After Sales), issue a quote corresponding to the repair cost. A customer would then decide if he approves or refuses the repair cost before the repair is carried out."
Nowadays, the retail price of an equivalent fountain pen would be approximately £190. You pointed out that your pen was never misused. However, you said, Newell Rubbermaid has done a superb repair job and your beloved pen is as good as new once again.
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South Carolina is a neat blend of history and beauty. The center of interest is Charleston, settled by colonists from England three centuries ago. Battered, beaten, hammered, and bruised through the ages, Charleston today is a city of beauty, a city to see by horse and carriage with a guide drawling out the history: the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Civil War (it began here).
Charleston--with its history, its gardens and tree-lined streets, its walled homes, and the annual Spoleto Arts Festival--is a fine starting point for visitors. It's a coastal city and is thus in proximity to the longtime favorite resort of Myrtle Beach and the modern island resorts of Hilton Head and Kiawah.
The coastal plain also is the site of 12 state parks, four of which are completely oceanfront. One is even on a subtropical barrier island with several miles of wide, sandy beaches, lagoons, and lush vegetation. South Carolina has a total of more than 47 state parks, some on the shores of picturesque inland lakes, others in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Few of the mountains are over 3,000 feet high, and all are heavily forested. South Carolina also has six national park areas--two national monuments, a national battlefield, a national military park and two national historic sites.
The midlands of South Carolina offer some of the state's finest scenic, recreational, historical, and cultural attractions. This region is dotted with lakes, streams, and rivers surrounding Columbia, the state's capital. Close by is pre-Revolutionary Camden, South Carolina's oldest-existing inland town, where many of its original 80 buildings are being restored. Nearby is Historic Camden, a Revolutionary War Park with fine restored buildings and a craft shop.
Hunting is a popular sport in the midlands, with a plentitude of quail, dove, raccoons, possum, white-tailed deer, and foxes. Fox hunts are a favorite activity in the sandy plains around Aiken and Camden, where fine hunting horses, steeplechasers, trotters, pacers, and polo ponies are trained.


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This is my 2nd year as a participant in The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap, where each participant sends one dozen homemade cookies to three different people chosen by the organizers. I was so excited to participate again in this fun swap. Not only do I love to bake and enjoy cookies, but it also supports a great cause – Cookies 4 Kid's Cancer. A win-win situation!
I received (huge) White Chocolate cookies from JenniferBakes, Chocolate Rugelach from The Chef in Pearls, and some Shortbread Style cookies dipped in Chocolate (which I'm not sure who they were from, but they were super delicious.) Here are some pictures of the cookies and the packaging.
I sent cookies to Crystal from Chasing Saturdays, Candice of Nifty Spoon, and Jessica from The PinterTest Kitchen!
I happened to make my Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies!! Here is how I packaged these sweet treats in the mail!
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- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 stick)
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups old-fashioned whole rolled oats (not instant or quick cook)
- 1½ cup all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 bag butterscotch chips
- In a stand mixer, beat eggs, butter, brown sugar, white sugar, vanilla on medium-high until light and fluffy, for 5 minutes. Scrape sides of bowl if needed.
- Add oats, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt. Beat just until incorporated. Add in butterscotch chips and beat just to immediately incorporate.
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While some observers are predicting the
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Over the past few years I've watched the news business change dramatically. Big media companies have struggled to figure out how to adapt to the way people are getting their news in the digital age. My biggest fear was that real journalism, stories that affect you and your community, would get lost as traditional news outlets scrambled to come up with a quick fix that would lure back their dwindling audiences.
The idea for the OpenFile model came partly from seeing how other news organization had failed in their stabs at citizen journalism. "You can't be a little bit pregnant," Dinnick said in a phone interview Tuesday, explaining that an online model had to be tackled whole-heartedly. "We're not a newspaper. We don't expect to be a newspaper." Instead, he wants to focus on perfecting OpenFile's web model.
As the name suggests, the site's content is based on files generated by users, who are invited to "pitch" story ideas to the editors — the more local, the better. For example, a story about a particular street might be too small or inconsequential for a large daily newspaper to assign to a reporter, said Dinnick, but OpenFile, which doesn't have to worry about overhead costs, would gladly take it on.
The story ideas are then either assigned to a professional journalist or put up on the site for community review. (Some recent story pitches include: "What can be done about empty storefronts and eyesore vacant lots?"and "14 Division gets a new look.")
Once a story is published on the site, readers can post comments, add images and videos, and pitch follow-up stories, like a community billboard of news. Within the OpenFile framework, it seems that news is less of a static document and more of an ongoing group project. From the
OpenFile is committed to building a working model for journalism that is democratic but not unmonitored, collaborative but not chaotic, and individually targeted but not aggregated by robots. Local news is a conversation among newsmakers, news-gatherers and news readers. We want OpenFile to be the place where that conversation lives, grows and generates new ideas.
OpenFile's content will decidedly be hard news. "No burrito reviews or club listings," said Dinnick. Once a story idea is approved by editors, the journalist is expected to write a "well-balanced, thoughtful piece."
Quality control seems important to Dinnick; even though ideas are submitted by users, everything else but be okayed by the team before it goes online, including the reporters, the stories and even the user comments. Realizing how easily a message board can turn into a free-for-all war of words, the site's comments are moderated. (Anonymous posting is barred altogether.Anyone who wants to contribute must create an account and sign in.) "We're setting the tone early," Dinnick said.
The site has three years of funding from a private venture capitalist on Bay Street. Once that money runs out, OpenFile will be supported by ad revenue. An emphasis on local content will help attract advertisers looking to target specific communities, said Dinnick. Each story will be "geotagged" — a postal code will be attached so users can look up content relevant to their area.
The site depends largely on tips, and as anyone who has worked in a newsroom knows, for every good lead from the public there are 50 duds (some of the pitches on OpenFile sound more appropriate for a neighbourhood newsletter). Also, the user forum could turn into a full-time babysitting job for the moderators (mosey over to any comment section of a Globe story to get a sense of how open discussions easily turn into bitch fits). Speaking of, since anyone can register to get access to these forums, what's going stop a reporter from a rival publication from signing up to scoop OpenFile?
Dinnick, meanwhile, is optimistic about OpenFile, saying that his team is focused on a long term project, one that he hopes to spread to other cities — once all the kinks are worked out. "We think we have a workable model," he said, "[but] it's an evolving process that will take time."