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It's summer time and you're looking for a vacation spot, or a quick weekend escape. Why not cross the border and explore Sonora?
Rocky Point is about a 3.5 hour drive from Phoenix, while San Carlos is about 6 hours. Either city has great beaches and is rich with Mexican culture.
But before you get in your car and head out, here are some things you might be wondering.
Do I need a visa or passport?
Americans do NOT need a visa to visit Mexico, as long as you have a US passport or if you visit Mexico for business or leisure for 180 days or less.
You do, however, need a passport to cross the border. If you don't have one here, here is a link to where you can apply.
I've heard of "Sonora" Mexico, but is it a city or a region?
It's a state, actually, Sonora is the second largest state in Mexico. It's a popular among Arizonans for some of its beach towns such as Rocky Point and San Carlos. Both a short drive away from Phoenix.
Do you need car insurance to drive in Mexico?
Yes. US auto insurance policies are not recognized in Mexico. Only policies from a Mexican insurance company are. Under Mexican law, motorists are required to have insurance or "proof of financial responsibility" in the event of an accident. You can buy Mexican car insurance online.
Can you bring fruits and vegetables with you?
According to the US Customs and Border Protection website you must declare any food products your bringing into the US. If you don't you could be fined up to $10,000. For more information on what you can and can't bring click here.
I have a conceal and carry permit. I can bring my gun to Mexico, right?
Absolutely not. Ammunition and fire arms are not allowed in Mexico. Mexican laws are very strict about this.

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The Nguzo Saba and the festival of first fruits; a guide for promoting family, community values and the celebration of Kwanzaa
New York: Gumbs & Thomas Publishers, 1995. xiii, 96p., wraps. Light general soiling. Hint of curl/wear to corners. Sticker shadow (address label??) to title page.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to systems and methods, including computer systems and methods, for conducting jury research. More specifically, the present invention relates to systems and methods for determining accurate estimates of damages, especially punitive damages, in bifurcated cases. The invention also relates to training jury consultants and researchers in how to assemble research juries for hearing bifurcated punitive damages cases so as to produce more accurate damages estimates.
2. Description of Related Art
Over the years, jury consultants have played an increasingly important role in developing strategies and tactics for both civil and criminal litigations. Speaking generally, jury consultants assist attorneys by identifying and applying information concerning the beliefs, attitudes and characteristics of potential jurors. Conventional services provided by jury consultants include focus groups, mock trials, opening statement consultations, community attitude surveys, graphics support, witness assessment preparation and the like. In essence, the jury consultant serves as an interface between the attorney and the jury pool, assisting the attorney by making recommendations for communicating his case in a persuasive and effective manner.
Conventional methods employed by jury consultants tend to focus on strategy development, and statistical analyses that attempt to model plaintiff and defense juror types. For example, in a conventional mock trial exercise, the jury consultant attempts to construct a jury that is a random and representative sample of the overall jury pool in the relevant area (a "representative jury"). The construction of such a representative jury often begins with a telephone survey, in which a statistically significant sample of the community in which the case is to be tried is questioned, to determine its attitude patterns and demographic make-up. Depending on the specific nature of the case, the survey may focus on a variety of factors, including marital status, occupation, membership in community groups and the like, as well as other factors more specifically related to the particular case. The jury consultant then makes an effort to construct a representative jury that mirrors that community's profile.
A mock trial may then be conducted before the representative jury, in which both the plaintiff's (or prosecutor's) and defendant's sides of the case are presented. Following the mock trial, the representative jury deliberates and renders a verdict. In civil litigation involving punitive damages, the jury also deliberates and renders a decision on the amount of the damage award. Each member of the representative jury is then polled and interviewed, to elicit his or her reactions to what was presented. The jury consultant compiles and analyzes the data from such interviews and makes recommendations to the attorney concerning the manner in which the case may be most effectively presented. Data concerning biases and characteristics of jurors that may help or hurt the case is also analyzed.
Over the long run, the statistical data obtained using the representative jury approach described above may prove useful, and conventional jury research has in fact provided valuable and necessary services to attorneys trying cases. However, even the strongest correlation between jurors' decision making and various aspects of their background, attitudes and experiences provides nothing more than probabilities, and falls short when tested against the complexity of actual litigation. This drawback is even more acute when one considers that it is individuals who do not think like everyone else, and therefore do not conform to the probability data, who tend to become leaders in jury deliberations.
The shortcomings of these conventional mock trial practices are particularly acute for jury research relating to civil litigation with bifurcated punitive damages proceedings. At an actual trial, the jury initially hears only the liability evidence and deliberates only the liability issues. If the jury returns a liability finding along with a finding that the plaintiff is entitled to punitive damages, then the jurors are presented with punitive damage evidence, after which they return to the jury room for deliberations on the amount of punitive damages that should be awarded. Conventional jury research methodologies in such cases have limited validity, because they do not take into account the effect of the jury deliberations that led to the liability verdict on individual jurors or on the nature and dynamic of the group. This generally is not a problem in unitary cases in which jurors hear liability and punitive damage evidence at the same time and then deliberate all the issues simultaneously. In bifurcated cases, however, this is a substantial drawback, because, jurors form perception-changing coalitions and develop antagonisms during liability deliberations that affect what happens in the punitive damages phase of the trial.
Jury researchers have approached this problem by either ignoring the bifurcation and designing the jury research as if the case was going to be tried in a unitary manner or by asking mock jurors to assume a liability finding and hear only a punitive damage case. However, liability deliberations in unitary cases are very different than bifurcated cases, because plaintiff and defense jurors can, among other things, negotiate an agreement that involves accepting liability in return for no punitive damages. This end game strategy in deliberations is not available to jurors in bifurcated cases. The group dynamic in unitary cases is also different than bifurcated cases, as the jury hears all the evidence related to the defendant's bad conduct before it has found the defendant liable, which may increase the chances for a liability finding. Likewise, simply asking jurors to assume a finding of liability and to decide the punitive damages issue based on that assumption ignores the inability of the average juror to create such a mindset. Clearly it is difficult, if not impossible, for the average juror to mentally create a unique experience he or she has not had, and then react to it as though it had actually occurred. Thus, neither of these methods captures the essence of the cognitive process by which juries award punitive damages and are therefore likely to produce unreliable and inaccurate findings.
There is a need, therefore, for systems and methods that provide valid and reliable findings from jury research on punitive damages in bifurcated cases by taking the entire process the jury goes through into account, including the formation of perceptions, coalitions and antagonisms that develop during liability deliberations.
It is an object of the present invention to provide systems and methods for determining accurate estimates of punitive damages in bifurcated cases.
It is another object of the present invention to provide systems and methods for providing corporate and trial counsel with more accurate punitive damage estimates.
It is another object of the present invention to provide systems and methods for training and educating a jury consultant or other researcher in how to assemble research juries for hearing bifurcated punitive damages cases, so as to produce more accurate damages estimates.
It is another object of the present invention to provide systems and methods in which mock trial exercises for bifurcated punitive damages cases are conducted before a research jury in a manner that more closely resembles the way an actual jury will hear the case.
It is another object of the present invention to provide jury consulting and research methodologies that yield greater accuracy in damages predictions, and a better understanding of the interpersonal dynamics the actual jury will experience in a bifurcated damages case.
It is another object of the present invention to present damages evidence to a research jury within the context of both their preexisting biases and a new and unpredictable set of relationships that did not exist prior to deliberation of the liability evidence.
It is yet another object of the present invention to assemble research juries that provide an intense clash of the issues in the case, creating a better understanding of how deliberation of the liability issues affects the damages decision.
In one aspect, the present invention provides a method for conducting jury research. The method includes presenting the liability case to the initial pool of jurors. Pre-deliberation questioning of the initial pool of jurors is conducted regarding their reaction to the liability case using individual questionnaires, and the results of this questioning are analyzed. A research jury is assembled from members of the initial pool of jurors, and the research jury is asked to deliberate the liability case. The damages case is then presented to the research jury, and the research jury is allowed to deliberate the damages case to reach a damages decision.
Embodiments of the present invention may include one or more of the following features. The research jury may be assembled based on the analysis of the results of the post-liability deliberation questioning. The research jury may be assembled to have at least one defendant-oriented juror and to have more plaintiff-oriented jurors than defendant-oriented jurors. Post-deliberation questioning of the research jury may be conducted following the deliberation of the liability case, and the results of this questioning may be analyzed. Post-deliberation questioning of the research jury may be conducted following the deliberation of the damages case, and the results of this questioning may be analyzed. A damages estimate may be determined based on the damages decisions of a number of research juries. The damages estimate may be determined by taking an average of the damages decisions of the research juries or jurors.
In another aspect, the present invention provides a method and computer code for conducting jury research. The method includes receiving juror data for an initial pool of jurors. The method also includes receiving juror pre-deliberation response data resulting from questioning of the initial pool after the liability case has been presented and before deliberation of the liability portion. A determination is made as to whether each of the jurors is plaintiff-oriented or defendant-oriented based on analysis of the results of the post liability phase questioning. A research jury is defined from members of the initial pool of jurors, and the research jury has at least one defendant-oriented juror and has more plaintiff-oriented jurors than defendant-oriented jurors.
Embodiments of the present invention may include one or more of the following features. Damages verdict data may be received from each research jury following deliberation of the liability case, presentation of the damages case, and deliberation of the damages case. The determination of whether each juror is plaintiff-oriented or defendant-oriented may include computer analysis of the juror post liability phase response data or analysis of the juror pre-liability phase data by a user. The definition of the research jury may include computer selection of research jury members using predetermined criteria or selection of research jury members by a user.
In another aspect, the present invention provides a system and computer code for conducting jury research. The system includes a database server configured to store juror data for an initial pool of jurors and juror post liability phase response data resulting from questioning of the initial pool after the liability case has been presented and before deliberation of the liability case. The system further includes a client computer configured to determine whether each of the jurors is plaintiff-oriented or defendant-oriented based on analysis of the results of the pre-deliberation questioning. The client computer defines a research jury composed of members of the initial pool of jurors. The research jury has at least one defendant-oriented juror and has more plaintiff-oriented jurors than defendant-oriented jurors.
Embodiments of the present invention may include the feature that the client computer is connected to the database server via a Web server.
The current invention addresses the problems discussed above by recreating the complete process by which a jury decides to award punitive damages in a bifurcated civil litigation.
As used herein, the term "computer" may refer to a single computer or to a system of interacting computers. Generally speaking, a computer is a combination of a hardware system, a software operating system and perhaps one or more software application programs. Examples of computers include, without limitation, IBM-type personal computers (PCs) having an operating system such as DOS, Windows, OS/2 or Linux; Macintosh computers; hardware having a JAVA-OS operating system; graphical work stations, such as Sun Microsystems and Silicon Graphics Workstations having a UNIX operating system; PalmPilots; and Pocket PCs.
"Network" means a connection between any two or more computers, which permits the transmission of data. An example of a network, although it is by no means the only example, is the Internet.
"Web page" means any documents written in mark-up language including, but not limited to, HTML (hypertext mark-up language) or VRML (virtual reality modeling language), dynamic HTML, XML (extended mark-up language) or related computer languages thereof, as well as to any collection of such documents reachable through one specific Internet address or at one specific Web site, or any document obtainable through a particular URL (Uniform Resource Locator).
"Web site" means at least one Web page, and more commonly a plurality of Web pages, virtually connected to form a coherent group.
"Web browser" means any software program that can display text, graphics, or both, from Web pages on Web sites. Examples of Web browsers include, without limitation, Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
"Web server" refers to a computer or other electronic device that is capable of serving at least one Web page to a Web browser.
The phrase "display a Web page" includes all actions necessary to render at least a portion of the information on the Web page available to the computer user. As such, the phrase includes, but is not limited to, the static visual display of static graphical information, the audible production of audio information, the animated visual display of animation and the visual display of video stream data.
For the present invention, a software application could be written in substantially any suitable programming language, which could easily be selected by one of ordinary skill in the art. The programming language chosen should be compatible with the computer by which the software application is executed, and in particular with the operating system of that computer. Examples of suitable programming languages include, but are not limited to, C, C++, CGI, Java and Java Scripts. Furthermore, the functions of the present invention, when described as a series of steps for a method, could be implemented as a series of software instructions for being operated by a data processor, such that the present invention could be implemented as software, firmware or hardware, or a combination thereof.
In general, the present invention involves the creation of juries for research relating to civil litigation that is bifurcated into a liability proceeding and a damages proceeding. As shown in
The jury pool 110 should provide a representative sample of the community in which the case is tried, such that it mirrors the actual jury pool as closely as possible. Thus, those who are disqualified from jury service, such as for example minors, should not be included in the jury pool. Also, if there are certain groups in the community who are permitted to and do routinely exempt themselves from service, such as for example doctors, lawyers and police officers, then no such individuals should be allowed in the jury pool. Speaking generally, the jury pool may be collected in the same manner in which the representative juries used in conventional jury consulting methodologies are obtained, taking into account demographic considerations and the like. The number of people needed for the jury pool varies depending on such factors as: the number of research juries desired; the number of jurors in each research jury; and the ratio of plaintiff-oriented jurors to defense-oriented jurors in the jury pool.
In one advantageous aspect of the present invention, a computer system running software applications is provided so that the researcher (generally hereinafter referred to as a "user") can access juror profile information, such as name and basic demographics, and the information gathered from the jurors during the research process, such as responses to the various questionnaires and interviews, as well as video or transcripts made during deliberations. After reviewing the relevant information, the user can then use the software to divide the juror pool 100 into a series of research juries 130, and the make-up of these research juries 130 can be reviewed, stored, and changed as necessary until a final desired configuration is achieved.
An example of this aspect of the present invention is depicted schematically in
In the configuration of
The client computer 200 preferably includes communications hardware and an operating system with graphical user interface (GUI) functionality to allow for interface with the Internet, and is preferably equipped with graphical World Wide Web (Web) browser software, such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer, loaded thereon and operable to read and send Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) forms from and to a Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP) server on the Web. Preferably, the client computer 200 is operable to act as a virtual machine to run Java applets, or the like, downloaded by the browser from the server. The Web server 220 preferably includes hardware, HTTP compliant software, an operating system and common gateway interface (CGI) software for interfacing with input queries and sources of data. The Web server 220, running software in accordance with the present invention and interacting with data stored in the database server 230, is accessed by the client computer 200, thereby allowing the researcher to access and manipulate juror data.
It will be readily appreciated that the schematic of
The software is started by the user, for example by initiating execution of the software on the client computer 200 or by accessing a Web site on the Web server 220. In the latter case, the Web site may have limit access, for example by requiring a password, to allow only authorized users to access the software. Such a password protection technique may be used when the software is stored locally as well. Once the software has been started, the user is presented with an introduction sequence that provides instructions to the user on how to use the software. Experienced users may bypass the introductory material by clicking on a button or hyperlink provided for that purpose. Otherwise, the user will review the introductory material, which may be provided on a sequence of screens or Web pages that the user steps through on a screen-by-screen or page-by-page basis. There may also be video and/or audio clips or streaming video and/or audio providing detailed instructions on how to prepare for and run the software. This instructional information may have interactive capabilities to allow the user to access information relating to particular aspects or details of the software.
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The questions on the pre-deliberation questionnaire are based on the researcher's experience with how jurors respond to questions regarding litigation-related facts and issues and may include both direct and indirect questions in a wide variety of formats, e.g., multiple choice and free-form written answers. In addition to the pre-deliberation questionnaire data, pre-deliberation interviews may be conducted with each juror. Such interviews may be videotaped for later review by the researcher, and a transcript may be produced.
The pre-deliberation questionnaire may, for example, directly ask the jurors which side they favor and to what extent they are committed to that position. This may be done with questions such as: "At this point, which side do you favor in this lawsuit? (Plaintiff/Defendant)" and "On a scale of 1 to 9, how strong is your belief that the (plaintiff/defendant) should win this case?" More specific questions relating to the legal issues may also be used, such as: "Has the plaintiff proven by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant failed to warn?" or "Has the plaintiff proven by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant produced a defective product?" The strength of the juror's opinion on the legal issue may be assessed: "If so, on a scale of 1 to 9, how strongly do you hold that opinion?"
Once the pre-deliberation questionnaires and interviews have been completed (step 310), the researcher is ready to begin analyzing the results (step 315) to categorize each juror as plaintiff-oriented or defendant-oriented (step 320) and assembling the research juries (step 325). As shown in
Each juror icon 410 acts as a button or link to allow the user to access the respective juror's profile screen 500, as shown in
The researcher analyzes the pre-deliberation questionnaire results and other data, e.g., a pre-deliberation interview, and categorizes the juror as plaintiff-oriented or defendant-oriented (see
As discussed above, the designation of the juror as plaintiff-oriented or defendant-oriented is based at least in part on the answers provided by the jurors on the questionnaire, as interpreted by the researcher. The questionnaires may be interpreted in a number of ways. For example, the multiple choice, yes/no, and scored (e.g., on a scale of 1 to 9 . . . ) responses may be entered or electronically input into a computer having software programmed to compute an overall rating for the juror based on these responses. The overall rating may be an average or a weighted average of the responses to the various questions. Greater weight may be given to the responses to questions that are more general, such as "which side do you favor?" whereas less weight may be given to the responses to questions that relate to specific or subsidiary issues. The ratings provided by the computer may be combined with manual analysis performed by the researcher, such as the evaluation of essay answers. While there is no certainty as to how a juror eventually will decide after deliberations, the present invention helps the researcher to determine within a reasonable level of certainty the party each juror favors and the relative strength of the juror's leanings.
A number of research juries are assembled based on the juror designations determined above. To provide the best results, the research juries should be composed primarily of plaintiff-oriented jurors and have a varying number of defendant-oriented jurors. In general, the number of defendant-oriented jurors should not be large enough to tip the scale toward the defendant, but should be sufficient to provoke discussion in the jury room very much like that which would occur if the jury were overwhelmingly, but not exclusively, plaintiff-oriented. The strength of each juror's leanings toward plaintiff or defendant should also be taken into account in forming the research juries, again with the purpose of structuring a discussion in the liability deliberations very much like that which would occur if the defendant were to lose the support of the majority of jurors during the trial.
Thus, if each research jury has six members, then one, two, or possibly three, defendant-oriented jurors may be assigned to a jury, depending upon the relative strength of the leanings of the particular jurors. Preferably, the jurors will be divided so that there are varying numbers of defendant-oriented jurors on each research jury, but generally there will be at least one on each research jury. The assembly of the research juries may be done by the computer, the researcher or some combination of the two. The goal is to create a strong discussion of the liability issues that ultimately results in a plaintiff verdict on both liability, compensatory damages, and the need for punitive damages.
For example, the computer may divide the jury pool based on the pre-deliberation questionnaire results, which, as discussed above, may be based on a combination of computer scoring and manual evaluation of questionnaire answers. This division of the jury pool may be subsequently modified by the researcher based on the researcher's evaluation of the juror profile data, questionnaire data, and other data, in light of the researcher's experience. Alternatively, the assembly of the research juries may be an entirely manual process performed by the researcher. As discussed below, the software of the present invention may provide tools for assisting the researcher in assembling the research juries, whether the process is done manually or using some combination of computer and manual processes.
The user may select a particular juror for a research jury by, for example, dragging the corresponding icon 610 from the top section 605 into the bottom section 620. The user also may select a particular juror and review that juror's profile screen 500 (see
Referring again to
Following deliberations, each research jury reaches a verdict (step 335). Most, but not all of the punitive damage juries, will find for the plaintiff, and in the process create a certain interpersonal dynamic, a personal history with one another. The juries finding for the plaintiff will then hear punitive damage evidence (step 340), deliberate the damages case (step 345), and render a damages decision (step 350). Thus, the damages evidence, usually detrimental to the defense, is presented to the punitive damage juries within the context of not only their preexisting biases, but also a new and unpredictable preexisting set of relationships that did not exist prior to trial. It is the incorporation of that dynamic, along with the alliances arising from the deliberation of liability, which provides the present invention with a significant advantage over conventional techniques in determining accurate estimates of punitive damages in bifurcated cases.
Following the damages decisions, the jurors undergo post-deliberation questioning (step 355), which is preferably done using a questionnaire, and the resulting information is analyzed by the researcher (step 360). A final damages estimate is then produced based on the decisions reached by the research juries (step 365). The estimate may be generated by the computer, e.g., by computing an average of the decisions reached by the research juries, or by a combination of computer and manual processing.
For example, the researcher may use the post-deliberation data to evaluate the damages decisions reached by the various research juries. If the researcher determines that certain anomalous events took place during the deliberations of a particular research jury, or if the researcher determines that, based on experience, a particular research jury does not seem to be representative of an actual jury, then the damages decision reached by that jury may be excluded from the calculation of the final damages estimate (step 365). In addition, the post-deliberation data serves as a training tool to educate the researcher regarding the inter-personal dynamics that develop during punitive damages deliberations. This, in turn, will help the researcher develop a more finely tuned sense of how jurors make damages decisions. Armed with such experience, the researcher can more accurately synthesize the results of the various research juries to achieve a more accurate overall damages estimate.
Although most research juries will find for the plaintiff, occasionally a jury may find for the defendant. In such cases, the jurors will undergo post-deliberation questioning (step 370), and the resulting data will be analyzed by the researcher (step 375) to help avoid such occurrences in the future. In this manner, the present invention acts as a training or educational tool for the researcher, as it will help the researcher identify circumstances that may lead to improper selection of jurors for a research jury.
To assist in the post-deliberation analysis and determination of the damages estimate, the present invention may provide a post-deliberation juror profile screen, as shown in
However, the post-deliberation profile screen 700 also includes an indication 750 of which research jury the juror was on and whether that jury decided for the plaintiff or defendant. The screen 700 also provides access to the juror's post-deliberation questionnaire responses through a button or link to the full text 755 or a summary 760 and to the juror's post-deliberation interview through a button or link to the text 765 or a video recording 770. As discussed above, the post-deliberation questionnaire and interview are ordinarily obtained following the damages deliberations, except when a research jury finds for the defendant, in which this information is obtained following the liability deliberations. By providing all of the relevant data pertaining to a particular juror on a single screen, the post-deliberation profile screen 700 helps educate the researcher regarding the relationship between juror demographics and questionnaire responses and eventual decisions made by the juror. This, in turn, will help the researcher assemble research juries in future exercises that produce more accurate damages estimates.
The foregoing detailed description is intended to be illustrative and not limiting of the present invention, which is defined by the claims set forth below.
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Dr. Oz has always welcomed vegan topics on his daytime television show, and next week on October 28, Oz will invite author, dietitian and Forks Over Knives consultant Julieanna Hever to discuss the benefits of a plant-based diet, as well as demonstrate several recipes from her book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition.
According to the site from the publisher of her book, Hever will show the audience how to make the It's Easy Being Green Smoothie, Noritos and Beans and Greens Chili.
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Empowerment through education and support
"We have a secret in our culture, it's not that birth is painful, it's that women are strong." ~ Laura Stavoe Harm
Elizabeth Bowes was my Bradley birth class instructor as well as my doula. She is a wealth of knowledge. As soon as she entered the room when I was in labor it was like a calming force. She is supportive and really listens to what you want and what makes you comfortable during labor.
When deciding to have a doula my husband was a tad reluctant. After all we were studying Bradley, or 'Husband Coached Childbirth'. He was afraid that his role might get overshadowed. When I spoke with Elizabeth she was understanding, and reassuring that this would not be the case. I was persistent in my wanting Elizabeth to attend the birth, and my husband finally agreed. And he was very happy in the end!
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Elizabeth was incredibly supportive and knowledgeable throughout my birth journey. She is very educated about birth and has a wide range of experiences to draw from. She was excellent as a birth educator and as a doula. I am so grateful to have found her!
I started Bradley Method classes with Elizabeth after deciding I wanted to have a natural childbirth. The whole experience was positive for me and my husband. The knowledge I got from the classes really prepared me mentally for labor. The classes were informative and enjoyable. Elizabeth is great at what she does. I really felt comfortable contacting her when I had questions and concerns. She's well informed and truly an excellent supporter of women and their husbands.


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CodePlexProject Hosting for Open Source Software
Hi There,
Is it possible to select more than one row in the grid?
Or a nice work arround?
KR Harmen
Basically the jqGrid has an "multiselect" attribute which if set to true will allow it.
You could set it using the SetAdditionalAttributes Grid (fluent) method.
Hi sternr,
Could you tell me how the code looks like then?
I tried:
But it gives me: } is expected
From: hdwit
Actually you've (or was it me?) already fixed it, @hdwit's problem was that the syntax should've been: multieselect:true
Also, make sure you run the latest changeset
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Love Someone Who Understands You
Fall in love with someone who wants you, who waits for you. Who understands you even in the madness; someone who helps you, and guides you, someone who is your support, your hope. Fall in love with someone who talks with you after a fight. Fall in love with someone who misses you and wants to be with you. Do not fall in love only with a body or with a face; or with the idea of being in love. — Unknown
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Hello! After a few months of tinkering chopeh.com is now up and running.
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In the future this page will be updated with:
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Alan Rickman has died at the age of 69 after waging a secret battle with cancer, his family said today.
The British actor, known for his roles in films such as Harry Potter and Robin Hood, kept his fight with illness private before his death.
He revealed last year that he had secretly married his long-term partner Rima Horton, whom he had been in a relationship with since 1977, in a New York ceremony in 2012.
Tragic: Alan Rickman has died aged 69; one of the last times he was seen in public was in November, posing with writer Lin-Manuel Miranda backstage at the musical Hamilton in New York
Fame: Rickman was known to many as Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films
His family said in a statement today: 'The actor and director Alan Rickman has died from cancer at the age of 69. He was surrounded by family and friends.'
Rickman, who was born into a working-class family in London, began his acting career on the stage before graduating to Hollywood films.
He became one of the best-known villains in showbiz – appearing as Hans Gruber in Die Hard, the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films.
The actor's other well-known films include Truly, Madly, Deeply, Sense and Sensibility and Love Actually, in which he played the wife of his frequent collaborator Emma Thompson.
Couple: Rickman pictured with his wife Rima, whom he secretly married in 2012 after 35 years together
Public figures were quick to pay tribute to Mr Rickman after the news of his unexpected death was announced today.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Twitter: 'Very sad to hear that Alan Rickman has passed away. One of the greatest actors of his generation. My thoughts are with his family and friends.'
Author Tony Parsons added: 'Alan Rickman added a touch of class to everything he touched.'
And Stephen Fry said: 'What desperately sad news about Alan Rickman. A man of such talent, wicked charm and stunning screen and stage presence. He'll be sorely missed.'
Boy George was one of many to highlight Rickman's role as Snape, tweeting: 'Goodbye Alan Rickman. You were genius in Harry Potter.'
Several fans mentioned that Rickman's death came just a few days after that of David Bowie, who also died aged 69 after secretly fighting cancer.
Villainous: Rickman played a series of screen baddies starting with Hans Gruber in 1988's Die Hard
Co-stars: Rickman in Truly, Madly Deeply with Juliette Stevenson and Michael Maloney
Eddie Izzard said: 'I do not want my heroes to die! Alan Rickman is dead and he was another hero. Alan – thank you for being with us. We are sorry you had to go.'
Rickman's death comes just months ahead of the release of a new film called Eye In The Sky in which he stars alongside Helen Mirren and Aaron Paul, due to open in Britain on April 8.
Just last year, the star revealed he had married long-term partner Rima Horton, half a century after they first meet as teenagers.
Talking about the ceremony, Rickman said: 'It was great because no one was there. After the wedding in New York, we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and ate lunch.'
Rickman was a director as well as an actor – but he was unable to go behind the camera for almost two decades because of his duties on the Harry Potter films.
Speaking after his film A Little Chaos, in which he played Louis XIV, he revealed that he had not expected to be tied up with the magical children's film for so long.
'I wasn't free until now because I started doing Harry Potter, and when I started there were only three books written so I didn't know I was going to be unable [to direct],' he said.
'Because if you're going to direct a film it's over a year of your life and I didn't have that. So once I had finished with that series of films I was free.'
The best-loved villain in Hollywood: From the Sheriff of Nottingham to Professor Snape, Alan Rickman's dazzling career on stage and screen
Alan Rickman was one of the best-loved and most warmly admired British actors of the past 30 years.
The actor and director became a household name on the big screen after appearing to huge critical acclaim as Hans Gruber, Bruce Willis's sardonic adversary, in Die Hard.
Throughout his 30-year career, he transcended both romantic and villainous characters, including in Truly Madly Deeply and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, in which he played the Sheriff of Nottingham.
Throughout his 30-year career, he transcended both romantic and villainous characters, including in Truly Madly Deeply and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, in which he played the Sheriff of Nottingham (pictured)
More recently, he earned himself a new legion of fans when he played Professor Snape in the Harry Potter film franchise.
Yet it was Rickman's work on stage that established him as such a compelling talent, and to which he returned throughout his career.
After graduating from RADA, he worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company before a breakthrough in 1986 as Valmont, the mordant seducer in Christopher Hampton's Les Liaisons Dangereuses.
In 2002, he starred in Noel Coward's Private Lives, which transferred to Broadway after a successful run in London.
During his career, he won a BAFTA, a Golden Globe award, an Emmy and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Born in in Acton, London, in 1946 to a working class family, Rickman attended the Chelsea College of Art and Design and the Royal College of Art, before working as a graphic designer for the radical newspaper the Notting Hill Herald.
With two friends, he opened a graphic design studio but, three years later, he decided to persue acting full time. He was awarded a place at the presitigous RADA school in London, leaving in 1974.
In 1982, British television audiences came to know Alan Rickman as the Reverend Obadiah Slope in the BBC's adaptation of Barchester Towers, known as the Barchester Chronicles.
Much-loved: Alan Rickman appeared in Love Actually as a husband who considers an affair with a colleague
His career has been filled with a wide variety of roles. In 1992, he was the 'master of ceremonies' on Mike Oldfield's album Tubulur Bells II albim,
He has played romantic leads like Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility, Jamie in Truly, Madly, Deepy and numerous villians in Hollywood blockbusters, such as Hans Gruber in Die Hard and the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
He most recently played potions master Severus Snape in Harry Potter.
In April 2012, Rickman married Rima Horton, his partner of 50 years, whom he met when he 19.
The couple, who had been together since 1977, tied the knot in a secret ceremony in New York.
In an interview with Germany's Bild newspaper, he was asked what the secret to a successful relationship without getting married is and he surprisingly replied: 'We are married. Just recently. It was great, because no one was there. After the wedding in New York we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and ate lunch.'
Economist Rima was a Labour party councillor for the Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council from 1986 to 2006.
In his spare time, Rickman supported many charities and was an active patron of the charity Saving Faces. He was also an honorary president of the International Performers' Aid Trust, a charity that alleviates poverty in some of the world's toughest conditions.
When talking about politics, Rickman has said he 'was born a card-carrying member of the Labour Party'.


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The smash-mouth style football that Bret Harte head coach Jon Byrnes envisioned in the offseason is rounding into form for the Bullfrogs.
In the Bullfrogs' 27-17 loss to Sir Francis Drake, Bret Harte displayed that tough, hard-nosed and aggressive attack on both sides of the ball that impressed Byrnes.
Bret Harte's defense wreaked havoc all night for Drake quarterback Kevin Miles, sacking him six times for 37 yards. The Bullfrogs forced two turnovers: an interception by senior defensive back Brandon Kelly and a fumble recovery that they pounced on.
The hard-hitting Bullfrogs defense limited Drake's air-raid strike to a pedestrian 148 yards passing, below their average, and held their ground game to 130 yards.
"We were playing very aggressive last week," said middle linebacker Logan Lowe. "We were trying to get to the quarterback, trying to hit the receivers as hard as we could to make them not want to catch the ball."
On offense, the Bullfrogs lined up in their split-back formation and went straight at the Drake defenders. The team hammered and pounded their way through the middle and off tackle to a tune of 169 rushing yards. Junior quarterback Tyler Hagaman threw for a career-high 80 yards to add to the improving Bullfrogs offense.
"I haven't seen a team from Bret Harte come out and play so hard in a long, long time," Byrnes said. "And it's refreshing to see a group of kids that want to come out and play smash-mouth football and do it the right way."
Lowe, who also plays fullback, ran for a team-high 92 yards on 16 carries and scored on a 2-yard touchdown run against Drake. Through three games, Lowe is the Bullfrogs leading rusher with 192 yards and three touchdowns.
Lowe said he likes the smash-mouth rushing attack that the Bullfrogs deploy. It fits and complements his between-the-tackles running style.
"Contact is the only thing we really love to do at Bret Harte," he said. "That's the way we like to play. That's the way we're going to keep on playing."
Against the undefeated 2-0 Hughson Huskies on Friday at Dorroh Field, the Bullfrogs ground game will be tested early by a big Huskies defensive line that is quick and strong off the ball. The Huskies stingy defense has yet to allow a touchdown this season, recording two shutouts against Waterford (34-0) and Denair (65-0).
For left tackle and co-captain Jared Taylor, a 6-foot-4, 280 pound senior, the task of moving the chains and running at the stout Huskies front four is a challenge for which he is ready.
"We have to push those giant defensive linemen that they have and make holes for our running backs to run through," Taylor said. "And just gotta keep driving the ball. … I'm really looking forward to Hughson. My sophomore year, it was a really close game here and I really want to beat them. We lost in overtime 17-14."
Although the Bullfrogs offense has emerged in the past two games, it's the constant penalties that has shot the team in the foot and held them back.
In the Drake game alone, Bret Harte was penalized 14 times for 133 yards. A few crucial personal fouls stalled important drives for the Bullfrogs and extended drives for Drake.
"We need to clean up the penalties," Byrnes said. "They have a lot of rage and we need to somehow control the rage, and use it to our advantage. It's impressive to see their desire to go out and play these teams. They should have beat Drake, but we beat ourselves."
Taylor, along with the rest of the Bullfrog captains, is making sure that doesn't happen again. They are keeping an eye on the younger players to prevent penalties that are unnecessary.
"We feel like it's the captain's job to lead the team in the right direction," Taylor said. "So we can stop getting penalties and other things like that. Me and the other captains are working on that a lot, so we can get our team back together and stop making those stupid penalties."


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Top Music Games of 2012
Welcome to VideoGamer.com's top music games of 2012, a list of the best videogames, created from editorial reviews on the site. It's the perfect tool to find that great game you haven't played yet, or even to find a gem for a friend or loved one as a gift.
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Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure
Rhythm Thief hits a few bum notes along the way, but its performance is worth a round of applause. Why are developers so intent on turning hardened gamers into blubbering wimps? Whenever a developer throws down the 'our... more
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Vector4 W Component
uglybdavis replied to uglybdavis's topic in Math and PhysicsThanks guys! That pretty much answers all my questions!
Vector4 W Component
uglybdavis posted a topic in Math and PhysicsI'm working on a Vector4 class, and am having a hard time figuring out what to do with the W Component. To my understanding if W is 0, the vector is treated as a vector when being multiplied by a matrix. That is, it will not be translated, only rotated and scaled. If the W is 1, the vector is treated as a point when being multiplied by a matrix. That is, it will be translated, rotated and scaled! So, what vector operations does W take part in exactly? I assume not length.... It would be odd if W took part in the Length operation as the vector (2, 2, 2, 0) and the point (2, 2, 2, 1) would have different results. On that same note, it does not make sense (to me) to include W in the dot product calculation either. So, should i just ignore W for these operations: Addition, Subtraction, Scalar Multiplication, Dot Product, Cross Product, Length and Projection? But then what happens when a Vector with a W of 0 and a Vector with a W of 1 are added? Point + Vector = Point makes sense in my head. But Vector + Point = ? That doesn't really make much sense... Does this make sense to anyone else? How do you handle the W component of a Vector4?
Confused about row major matrix and pre multiplication
uglybdavis replied to uglybdavis's topic in Math and PhysicsThank you! That has answered all of my questions. Thanks again, you have no idea how helpful that all was!
Confused about row major matrix and pre multiplication
uglybdavis replied to uglybdavis's topic in Math and PhysicsThat's very helpful. If i understand what you said correctly, if two matrices (A and B) together; to find element 2,3 of the resulting matrix Row major multiplication: take the dot product row 2 of matrix A and column 3 of matrix B Column major multiplication: take the dot product of column 2 of matrix A, and row 3 of matrix B ---------------------------------------- So, last question (i hope). Does the above mean that the formula for matrix product (For matrices F & G): This will always take dot product the i-th row and j-th column of the two matrices, the only difference being that row major = FG, while column major = GF OR, do the subscripts get a different meaning? Like in row major it's the i-th row and j-th column, where with column major it's the j-th row and i-th column?
Confused about row major matrix and pre multiplication
uglybdavis replied to uglybdavis's topic in Math and PhysicsI see, thank you for clearing that up. If i understand correctly, the transpose is a result of treating the vector as a column vector; hence the matrix is never actually transposed. Is that correct? I have one more question regarding pre / post multiplication. I always assumed that the whole row v column order was what determined if pre or post multiplication is used (Due largely to my understanding of linear algebra being based on the differences in OpenGL & Direct X). Now that i'm trying to build some more solid mathematical foundations i find my old understanding very chalenged. If we have Matrix T (a translation matrix that translates by 10, 20 and 30) and matrix S (A scale matrix that is a uniform scale of two) And we want to concatinate the transformation so that the matrix translates first, and scales second we must calculate it as S x T. This is assuming the same multiplication method as in the first post. I think because we scaled first then translated this is using post multiplication? If correct, how come post multiplying two row major matrices works in math but Direct 3D uses pre-multiplication? Is this due to some implicit like the vector X matrix multiplication? Am i missing something trivial in my mental model of how this works? Or perhaps is my pre / post terminology wrong when it comes to multiplying matrices?
Confused about row major matrix and pre multiplication
uglybdavis posted a topic in Math and PhysicsI'm hoping someone could clear up a bit of matrix confusion i'm having. The breakdown might be because of my understanding of math or direct x but here goes. As i understand Direct3D is often using a left handed coordinate system, row major matrices and row vectors with pre multiplication. pre multiplication meaning that the vector being multiplied goes before the matrix. IE: transformedVector = vector * matrix; Now as far as i understand given matrices A * B, to calculate the matrix product of element 2, 3 you take the dot product of the second row of A and 3rd column of B. This means that A and B's inner dimensions must match, and their outer dimensions will be the size of the resulting matrix. With the above rules in mind given a row vector (4, 1) and a transformation matrix (4, 4) the only way to get a row vector as the result is to use post multiplication. That is transformedVector = matrix * vector. So, given this information how on earth does DirectX use pre multiplication? Do they not follow the row / column rules of the dot product and in effect transpose the vector or matrix? Context: HLSL, Direct 3D 9: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb944006(v=vs.85).aspx float4 VertexShader_Tutorial_1(float4 inPos : POSITION ) : POSITION { return mul(inPos, WorldViewProj ); };
Unity Game Engine for Linux
uglybdavis replied to alnite's topic in General and Gameplay Programming@phantom I totally forgot UE4 is on linux now! @alnite It's just in blender. You're gonna have to do some googling. Tough as phantom pointed out, UE4 man! Should be super quick to prototype with blueprints.
Unity Game Engine for Linux
uglybdavis replied to alnite's topic in General and Gameplay ProgrammingGame Editor Blender Game Engine Godot C4
OpenGL Row v Column Majors
uglybdavis posted a topic in Graphics and GPU ProgrammingI'm a bit confused. I keep reading the following: OpenGL uses a right-handed coordinate system, column-major matrices, column vectors, and post-multiplication. Yet the in memory layout of an OpenGL matrix is: x.x x.y x.z 0 y.x y.y y.z 0 z.x z.y z.z 0 p.x p.y p.z 1 Or x.x x.y x.z 0 y.x y.y y.z 0 z.x z.y z.z 0 p.x p.y p.z 1 Which is a row major layout! I'm trying to roll my own math library, looking at glm for guidance, matrices are indexed as mat[row][col] which would seem to only further strengthen that OpenGL is indeed using row matrices. It sounds like the matrix notation used in the OpenGL docs (and blue book) does not describe the in memory layout of the matrices. Which begs the question, does this mean i should be pre-multiplying matrices, or do i need to account for the in-memory layout when doing matrix multiplications and keep post-multiply? again, turning to glm for help, if i want to translate a model to 1, 2, 3 and then scale it up by 2 i need to do post multiplication: glm::mat4 mat = glm::translate(glm::vec3(1.0f, 2.0f, 3.0f)) * glm::scale(glm::vec3(2.0f, 2.0f, 2.0f)); Results in: 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 2, 3, 1 But, if the matrix has a row layout, shouldn't that multiplication be in reverse? So confused.....
C++ multiplatform engine/framework/library?
uglybdavis replied to GiveMeHelp(Help help);'s topic in General and Gameplay ProgrammingGameplay3D: http://gameplay3d.org/ Cross platform C++ gem!
Good C (not C++) math library?
uglybdavis replied to Nairou's topic in Math and PhysicsSeeing how the glm source is available, why not copy-pasta the features you need? I've done this in the past and ended up with a small managable library of math code.
noob question - dark basic
uglybdavis replied to inkdrips's topic in For BeginnersIt sounds like you're kind of a beginner, so welcome to the wonderful world of code! For you, i'm going to go ahead and say the merits of a language should be gauged by the amount of information available targeting it rather than the complexity of learning it. Say you want to write some pathfinding code (Pretty important for an RTS game), i'm going to go out on a dime and say you can find more / better resources about pathfinding utilizing C# or Javascript than you could using any flavor of basic. Also keep in mind you are not interested in learning EVERY feature of C# or LUA, just the small subset that targets what you are trying to do. Even simple projects are complicated to code, there is a lot of hidden complexity. I would suggest using a pre-made engine as you are not trying to showcase your code writing skills. There are a few good options for you, the two prominent ones are Unreal 4 (Blueprints), and Unity3D. I haven't used blueprints myself, but from what i gather so far it's super simple artist friendly visual coding. With Unity you will most likely have to learn C#, but there are a LOT of references online for this. Just take a look at the Packt Pub books. And the 2D unity tutorials / resources are just growing larger and larger. Anyway, best of luck!
Script language implementation in C#
uglybdavis replied to FFA702's topic in General and Gameplay Programminghttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hbxc2t98(v=vs.84).aspx
Dissecting idTech4
uglybdavis replied to Vidrohi's topic in General and Gameplay ProgrammingDissecting a production engine is never a fun learning experience. In production, things make it into code that shouldn't. That's just life. How about starting with a more modern engine, that was made specifically to learn from: https://github.com/blackberry/GamePlay There is an older GDC video about it, but i lost the link.
Visual Studio 2013 _tmain ?
uglybdavis replied to uglybdavis's topic in General and Gameplay ProgrammingThank you! That is the exact info i needed!!


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As part of the Jimmy Savile's investigation, another 82-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of sexual offences. The suspect, which remained unnamed, is the 11th to be arrested under Operation Yewtree – the Met's investigation focused on alleged sexual offences by the former disc jockey and others.
A Scotland Yard spokesman revealed that the man was interviewed under caution on November 29, 2012 five days after a search warrant was executed at an address in Berkshire.
Reports confirmed that at least three men arrested will be charged. Some speculate that Freddie Starr would be included in the list. He was arrested in November after a woman supposedly complained about his alleged attempt to grope her when she was 14 years old in Jimmy Savile's BBC changing room in 1974.
Another woman also had the same complaint , who said that allegedly Starr had a 'very bad attack of wandering hands' with her 40 years ago. Starr vehemently denied her claims.
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The happy couple were all grins at the Sun's/Rockets game in Houston on Friday. We don't see a ring on either of their fingers. This game is getting old, this couple is truly on some top secret 007 type sh*t.
Images via beyonceworld.net
i love beyonce and jay
and i love this photo of them two. jayz look so cute on this photo i was hopeing they show this one of them. jayz look so cute. as well as beyonce.
Jay was taking mental notes on how to make the Nets better…
Wow, she is so pretty and awesome. I love her other photos and short videos posted at the celebsite seekwealthy co m, Beyonce looks so cute.
Love them as a couple..married or not.
No they just don't want people like you all up in their business.
i love beyonce and jayz every lil photo they do. and again jayz look so cute there.
yes jayz in the first pic look so cute. and i love his lips. he look so adoreable.
Good morning all! MY NEW GRAVATAR WILL BE POSTED BY 1:OO PM EST. IT IS CURRENTLY IN ROUTE AND BEING TRANSPORTED BY BRINKS ARMED SECURITY. Wow, I love my life! Anywhoo…
I love these two as a couple BUT…the ring speculation is getting a lil old. I mean they are tatted up…it can't get more permanent than that lol!
Bey face is glowing, they both look very happy together…Good to see true black love in the world!
get off they head
No rings? when people get married (allegedly) they want the world to know about it. why all the secrecy?
At this point who even cares anymore??? I'm so done with all of it! When they announce it, it'll be on the record, until then…WHATEVER!
OK..why do they have to prove anything to Us?? If they married they are married..What the hell is the big Deal? All that matters is that they are together! Because If he was at the game with someone else, or vice versa..then YOU(THE MEDIA) would have something to say about it.
I think they are being childish…either you got married or you didn't…one minute you want the shine but the next minute you wanna act like you don't exist…
Will a hit be put on one of them if it got out they were married? What's the big deal?
Bey does have the glow of love on her face. She's beautiful and they are blessed to have each other. In a way they are drawing more attention to themselves by not admitting they are married; but it's their prerogative. Maybe they're holding out for People Magazine money.
Yeah Beyonce is pretty…Jay ain't cute tho. They look nice together but could really care less if they are married or not. If it's that much of a secret then they can just keep that ish to themselves.
that second pic with jay sitting with his legs crossed [high] and his lips all pouty is really 'how you doin?' anyway more power to him for being able to decipher her gumbo gutter southern slang
they are married. leave them alone!
I just love this couple, they married each other not the world. So what they do is for them and them only.
who cares if they are married!
Lets sing together :WEEE DONNNN GIIIVEEE A FUUUUCKKK
Anyways, i love Bee hair, she looks good and i will buy that lace front!
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I can't apply a texting tone. All I can do is apply a tone for calls. How do I apply a texting tone.??????
I tried what many have said, but when ever I try to select my MP3 file, the select option is always grey-ed out. I also made sure that my vibrate was off.
pantech p 2030 will not let me set ringtons from my downloaded music
From the start screen press Right Soft Key 'Menu' > 9.Settings > 1.Profiles > Right Soft Key 'Options' (with the 'Normal' Profile highlighted) > 2.Customize. You will now be on the menu for Call Alert and Message Alert settings. Make your desired changes and be sure to save the settings when you have finished.
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Through lots of trial and error I found that you can set an MP3 to play when a text message is received by going to Menu->9 Settings->1 Profiles->Options->Customize->Message Sound.Then I success.
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Go to the menu then to settings then to profiles choose the profile you want then hit options and custimiz and u scroll down to message tone and select ur favorite:] BUT MAKE SURE YOU SAVE IT!!!!!
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Before you heat up that gravy for Thanksgiving Dinner, you will need to check it.
Heinz is voluntarily recalling 500 cases of their Homestyle Bistro Au Jus Gravy because some jars may be mislabeled Heinz Pork Gravy and may not have 'containing milk and soy' on the label.
According to the FDA, people who have an allergy to milk or soy could have a serious reaction if they consume this product. There have been no consumer complaints or reports of illness related to this issue to date.
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Apple's Cloud Streaming Could Rely on Small, Locally Stored Song Segments
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A new patent application discovered by AppleInsider entitled "Local Storage of a Portion of Streamed Media Items" describes a device like an iPhone having pieces of songs synced to it using iTunes.
Using this method, users could dramatically reduce the amount of storage used by their music library on their mobile device. Segments of the song would be stored locally, and the iOS software would fill in the gaps by obtaining the rest of the track from a file stored in the cloud.
Apple's application notes that with current streaming methods, a device must cache a sufficient amount of data for a media item. Only when enough of the file has been downloaded can streaming begin.


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Why I Almost Ran Away From Nigeria – President Buhari Reveals
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, September 11, with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo hosted the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria in the State House, Abuja.
While receiving the traditional rulers led by the Sultan of Sokoto Muhammad S Abubakar III, the president admitted that he would have run away from the country if there was no rain.
He said: "We are lucky this year that last year and this year the rainy season is good. If it were not good, I must confide in you that I was considering which country to run to. But God answered the prayers of many Nigerians.
The rainy season last year was good and this year with the report I'm getting is good. We thank God for that otherwise there would have been a lot of problems in this country."
President Buhari also said the mismanagement of resources over the years was responsible for the current economic hardship.
The President said that he would continue to pursue programmes that would improve the lives of Nigerians.
The Sultan of Sokoto, while thanking God for bringing Buhari back, urged him to act fast saying: "We will continue to preach peace and stability, justice, transparency and accountability and anti-corruption."
The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunnusi, speaking for the South-West, also thanked God for the safe return of Buhari.
Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, said the traditional rulers identified with Buhari's commitment to national security.
Speaking for the South-South, Jaja of Opobo urged the President to quickly fix the economy.
The Gbom Gwom Jos, Jacob Gyang, who spoke on behalf of the North-Central, commended Buhari for ordering the security agencies to fish out those responsible for the attacks and the reasons for the attack in Plateau State on Friday
Lamido Adamawa, Muhammadu Musdafa, speaking for the North-East, said Nigerians were happy to have the President back.
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Kind of seems a bit backwards to me. Wouldn't you think they would work on a career instead of getting married?
Sometimes I wonder if that was their plan all along. Find some well off guy and marry him.
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took a week. I interviewed at LSI Mortgage Plus (Saint Louis, MO) in August 2015.
I met with the branch manager for a meeting in the conference room. Very nice guy. We spoke about LSI and the benefits of being with a smaller company versus your Wells Fargo's and Citi's. After about an hour of talking, we wrapped up the meeting and I left. The interview was very comfortable and seamless.
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The process took 1 day. I interviewed at LSI Mortgage Plus (Duluth, GA) in July 2011.
Was contacted by one of the coolest recruiters I had ever talked to...from the Northeast and funny. Went in for interview with him. I knew he was feeding me a bit of bull regarding his "search" for my specific skillset and job history (said he was looking for someone who had Financial Services background AND had bartended like I had)...lol. However, he was entertaining, and lets face it...his job is to sell salespeople on taking the job. He provided a detailed, but a little confusing, presentation of exactly what to expect...one week of training, three months of a "base" (minimum wage), then you go to a draw against commission (still minimum wage). Interviewed with a member of management same day. Because I told recruiter I wanted to get my licensing done ASAP the licensing coordinator came in and provided me with an account set-up and information. I got started on studying that night.
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Advanced Meditations
Advanced meditations for enlightenment
For those of you who have been meditating for some time, we will be adding more advanced meditations for enlightenment here in this section.
This first meditation is also quite basic, but when done with great intensity it works as an advanced meditation as well.
The meditation is called the Mahamantra, or great meditation.
Here is a link to an advanced meditation
I will be adding more advanced meditations for enlightenment here in the coming weeks, including the Life Bliss Meditation, devised by Paramahamsa Nithyananda as a 48 minute meditation in 5 steps that is designed to take you into the deepest spaces of calmness and clarity.
For sure enlightenment through meditation is totally possible, with the correct amount of motivation and dedication. Together with mindfulness of the moment you can experience radical shifts in consciousness very very rapidly.
I highly recommend dynamic meditations such as the meditations developed by Nithyananda and Osho as being the most powerful for beginners and advanced meditators, as they work to remove the thought patterns before the actual quiet sitting begins.
Thanks for reading, and come back soon for more advanced meditations for enlightenment!
Advanced meditations are vitally important in moving towards spiritual enlightenment, so please pursue them with great diligence!
I recommend this video here on other advanced meditations for enlightenment: