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More than a year ago, they sprang from the primordial political ooze with tri-cornered hats and bags of Lipton. They were outraged by stimulus spending, the federal deficit and proposals for "socialized" medicine, but, most of all, they'd been Taxed Enough Already.
We in the local press around the country got to watch these so-called grass-roots movements happen before our very eyes. In fact, Tea Party organizers besieged us with demands for coverage, often coupling them with digs at the "Mainstream Media," or the "Liberal Media," depending on your preferred term. But despite ample evidence that these anti-Washington groups were being at least partly organized by big-time establishment Republicans like lobbyist and former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, I did meet some truly independent thinkers with rational arguments about the role government should play.
As a reporter, it was a genuinely fascinating thing to behold. Never in my lifetime had I seen such a large and sudden political movement spring up ostensibly outside the purview of both major parties.
An ascendant Democratic Party flush from a national presidential win was marshaling support for an ambitious and controversial legislative package and a Republican party fractured by a crushing electoral defeat and eight years of mismanagement was seemingly hopelessly adrift.
And these people were really fired up.
There was swearing, shouting and seething at the organizational meeting of HELP in Houma, a Tea Party group. At an anti-health-care reform rally two months later, there was a death-shrouded skeleton, posters equating the nation's first black president with Adolf Hitler and a man who proclaimed the crowd both "mad as hell" and "not going to take it anymore." The same man refused to give me his name, saying he feared reprisal from the government.
Something was in the air, enough to prompt sweet old ladies to scowl when you identified yourself as a reporter and courtly older men in neat knit shirts and khaki shorts to froth and shout at the mention of Nancy Pelosi's name. The deficit! My kids, as some angrily told me whilst poking index fingers in my chest, would bear the burden of all this debt. Whence all this sudden wrath? After all, during eight years of President George W. Bush's administration, "Republicans in Congress supported spending trillions of dollars on foreign wars, a massive Medicare expansion, and banker bailouts. Republicans doubled the budget and doubled the federal debt," as Libertarian Party Executive Director Wes Benedict said earlier this year. Benedict sounded a little miffed at the attention paid the upstart Tea Party, given the fact that his party has been trumpeting many of the same points about big government and high taxes since 1971.
But as I was told over and again by organizers of local Tea Party events, the true fuel of the movement was revulsion for politicians of both parties.
"We've been duped into this whole two-party system," Chris Comeaux, now a spokesman for the Tea Party of Louisiana, told the HELP crowd in Houma more than a year ago. "I promise you, the solution to this is not the Republicans."
But evidently for Comeaux and company, the answer is, in fact Republicans. The Tea Party of Louisiana waded into the 3rd District GOP primary last month, calling Houma lawyer Hunt Downer a RINO (Republican In Name Only) after he skipped one of their town-hall meetings. Downer was a longtime Democrat before campaigning for George W. Bush in Louisiana. He switched parties after Bush took office in 2001. The group urged Downer to concede after he failed to win the majority vote in the primary Saturday and on Tuesday officially endorsed his opponent in the Oct. 2 runoff, New Iberia attorney Jeff Landry.
While Tea Party groups have certainly proven to be a force in national and local politics, support has gone largely to GOP candidates, albeit some seen as outside the Republican mainstream. Republicans eager to ride the tide of anti-Washington furor have been only too happy to embrace empty rhetoric about "a country in peril" and a "government out of control."
Increasingly, in local races and across the country, Tea Party activists are showing themselves not to be outside of the two-party system, as organizers initially proclaimed, but a vocal and rowdy GOP faction.
City Editor Robert Zullo can be reached at 448-7614 or email@example.com.
Lots of tea for the GOP
More than a year ago, they sprang from the primordial political ooze with tri-cornered hats and bags of Lipton. They were outraged by stimulus spending, the federal deficit and proposals for "socialized" medicine, but, most of all, they'd been Taxed Enough Already.


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RPF apprehended a chain snatcher and a suitcase lifter
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel apprehended a chain snatcher and a suitcase lifter at two different places on 21st May, 2015. The details of the cases are as under:-
1) An unknown person travelling in general compartment of Train No. 17213 Narsapur-Nagarsol Shirdi Express snatched gold chain from a co-passenger (Smt. K. Veeravani) after the train left Basara Railway Station and tried to get down from the running train. The escorting staff K. Bikshapati, Head Constable, RPF and two constables of Kacheguda Post got down from the train and nabbed the chain snatcher with the help of passengers. The gold chain which was fallen down in the coach was secured and handed over to the owner. The offender was handed over to Government Railway Police (GRP) Nizamabad for further action.
2) In an another incident took place at Hyderabad Railway Station, the RPF & GRP joint team apprehends suitcase lifter at Booking Office/Hyderabad Rly.stn. Sri. V.Ramesh R/o Hydrabad lodged a complaint on 21st May, 2015 with GRP/Hyderabad stating that, at about 12.00 hrs, while he was at Booking Office/Hyderabad, an unknown person attempted to commit theft of his luggage, on noticing the same he started shouting. Immediately, joint team of RPF & GRP entered into the scene and apprehended the offender along with the luggage bag. GRP/Hyderabad reregistered a case and are investigating.


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As of writing this on the day celebrating the independence of the United States of America, I want to begin by saying this post is not political, or in the favor of any particular viewpoint or stance on issues. It's simple a call to action for a generation that has many problems to solve for our own nations, and our world at large. And never before have we had such an ability to find and share solutions with each other.
Our Generation
Amidst a New World Order
While born in the transitional period that saw the unnraveling of the Soviet Union, and the subsequent end of the Cold War, we have seen a changing world developing faster and faster. New global players offer or challenge solutions and global influence while states and individuals increasingly have access to technology and the wealth of information.
Through the channels of international organizations and institutions , we have moved to address global issues AIDS, poverty, and disease head on. But the bumps in the road that have highlighted our lives have shown the complexity of our opportunities and solutions.
Amidst the currents of globalization and technology, we have seen countries rewrite their histories overnight. We have seen the power of small groups change the foreign policy of entire nations just as quickly. The world is changing fast, and our generation needs to keep up the pace. The sense of feeling 'lost' amidst the economic calamities we face, and the opportunities that fade on our homelands (for some nations are surely harsher than others) push our youths to ask themselves where their place is.
The Recession
In 2008, I was leaving high school and bound for college, expecting myself to become an art student at a leading art school in the USA. The world market spun out of control and as we all know, the entire world fell with it. Everyone has felt it, whether in rising property prices, the lack of access to jobs. Many Western countries face working shortages, difficultly to accessing affordable education, and high inflation. College loans, weak job markets, and the fear of what tomorrow will bring.
Collapse of Order
In the past years, across the world, various movements have ignited across the world. On January 4, 2011, a 26 year old Tunisian fruit vendor self immolated himself in an act of protest and desperation that changed the world forever. His influence triggered a public backlash, that grew to topple the Tunisian government.
What we have seen in the years since, has been a complex cascade of events that have defined the complexity and neccessity of solving world issues, economic, and beyond.
Some of these events have triggered national conversations about individuals economic, social, political, and basic human rights. Occupy Wallstreet brought the issue of economic disparity and inequality to national attention. Students and others across the USA used Twitter to establish public protests across dozens of US cities. Millions of people took to the streets declaring their frustrations over their economic situation.
Finding Opportunities and Solutions
Establish Your Path Abroad
Lessons I Learned from College
College students across the world ask themselves where their future is when news outlets spread bleak messages of economic disorder. As a college student, I often asked myself – and continue to this day wonder the following:
- How do you get ahead and advance your life and career amidst uncertainty?
- How Can You Find Work and a Stable Job When Jobs Are Being Replaced Rapidly?
- What if there was an alternative to Outsourcing jobs? What if you Could Outsource Yourself?
Understand Your Place in Society and the World
In political science, there are said to have been numerous phases of globalization in world history. We are currently experiencing the most recent phase, that has defined our lives through the speed of mass communications, technology, economic influence, marketing, advertising, and entertainment.
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Generation Ambassador
A Call to Action
In our Generation, we have the opportunity to use diverse skillsets and personal experiences of our own cultures, languages, and home countries to establish our working abilities in companies and organizations across the world. We live in a moment where simply being able to speak English can propel you to nearly any country in the world and provide you the basic needs to get by. We live in a world where businesses seek to develop international work forces and global-oriented strategies.
We are a globalized generation.
In the issues surrounding the world today and the opportunities that exist across the world, we should all ask ourselves whether we are willing to move and work abroad. Are we willing to export our unique skills and expertise in foreign countries? Perhaps adapting our daily lives in a foreign environment could better shape ourselves as working professionals in a world that increasingly sees international business experience as a strong trait. Some say that today businesses cannot fully compete globally, if they do not think and act globally.
Falling on the cosmopolitan philosophy that we are not simply citizens inside our countries (nationalism), but we are simply citizens of a larger world community of shared interests, values, needs, desires, and skill sets. I am telling you right now that you should consider beginning a career overseas, establishing international partners for your own personal ventures, and expand your outlook of where you may be five years from now as a curious young college student who seeks adventure amidst this change.
Develop Skills and Expertise
Have you ever sat in an interview and been questioned about your qualifications? Does simply knowing MS Word and Powerpoint set you apart from other job seekers out there? Developing and branding your college experiences into professional and digital mediums will be key in the future.
Learn a Foreign Language
For some people, learning a foreign language seems daunting, but you should not be discouraged. Even a little basic understanding of some phrases, enrolling in a few semesters, or tutoring one-on-one in language exchange are all beneficial. The ability to speak foreign languages today will pay off rewardingly in the future. In business, personal lives, and even your own relationships – communication is a powerful tool and you can wield your personal influence if you use it right.
Learning Russian
In my quest to learn Russian, I gained the opportunity to learn, create a better understanding, and to communicate with a generation previous and present that has lived inside and outside of the legacy of the Cold War. Following graduation, I went abroad after landing internships through the School of Russian and Asian Studies. I have never had an idea of what I would use the language for, but I knew it was intriguing. And by following my interest, I embarked on a post-college experience that took me across Post Soviet States, where the some of the more meaningful memories and challenges I faced in life, were faced head on, on my own, and in a foreign language.
Utilize Technology
Right now, there are skill sets not taught in college that can get you employed. From web developers, marketing gurus, and even bloggers, the skills such as SEO, Copy Writing, and Internet Marketing are growing incredibly fast. There are numerous success stories of individuals who have struggled to find purpose in the 9-5 lives, and have instead pursued the route of SEO and Copy Writing and have established their own businesses to help them get by – just from behind their computer screens.
By adapting to new skillsets and moving with the digital media and social networking, you can prepare your post-college prospects by crafting more options for yourself, and to brand yourself as a more well rounded and capable hire.
Business Diplomacy
Most people would like to attribute diplomacy to governmental purposes, but I find it's application to business to be an appropriate example the needs and opportunities we will find in our lifetime. Our generation can use it's opportunity to establish international work experience and to help new and emerging markets establish themselves. International markets need international players, and I have never seen more French people in my life than since I arrived in Shanghai – working for wine imports and exports. Or perhaps my friend from Latin America working to establish an animal product supply chain in from the Americas to Southeast Asia. The future is global, and we all will find our place in it.


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Remembering The Day Something Wicked This Way Came.
By Stacey Richter
NOW THAT IT'S all over, now that the menace to our town has long been slaughtered and the principals are either dead or married, it's easy to look back on the event of that autumn and say it wasn't really all that traumatic. But it's important to remember, as part of our cultural heritage, that at the time the entire metropolitan area of Tucson was immobilized by terror. School children were kept home. Buses stopped running. The eye of the nation was focused on the strip of Fourth Avenue between Sixth Street and the Toole Avenue underpass. This was once a lively street teaming with commerce. But on November 14, 1998, it was reduced to a paste of rubble and ash, glazed with foul-smelling saliva.
Some of us will never forget. Others among us are too young to remember the events of that warm and breezy Saturday afternoon. Certain youthful types around town have expressed skepticism that the event even occurred! Their elders find this hard to take, particularly from snot-nosed punks who like to ride the Trolley down to the former Fourth Avenue and frolic in the artificial ocean--an artificial ocean we voted to install in the gaping crater created in the horrible aftermath of that terrifying day. Some of us can't even dip a toe in the wave pool without flashing back to the afternoon when Tab Whiteman's face broke into our regular programming, disturbing our calm and climate-controlled lives, to give us the shocking news.
Now, Tab: Tab was a weatherman and not a very good one at that. You kids who know him only from his equestrian statue in Reid Park may be under the impression that he was always a strong, charismatic leader (and a skilled horseman), but the truth is that before the event, Tab was known as a wimpy, blow-dried weather air-head. It was obvious that he got the job because of his jaw-line, but despite his regular, Nordic features, Tab couldn't could get a date. A lot of the women who turned him down expressed their regrets later. A court reporter was quoted in a magazine as saying, "Had I known about Tab's inner reserves of strength, I would have accepted his offer to play miniature golf. But at the time he just creeped me out. He reminded me of Keanu Reeves on Thorazine."
Tab couldn't even get the weather right, which was why he was on location that day, reporting that the Fourth Avenue Street Fair would in all likelihood be blighted by rain and probably hailstones, though any housecat could see the day was sunny and clear. It was almost as though Tab was so focused on his instruments and weather maps that he couldn't believe his own eyes--this was his fatal flaw, but it was a flaw he overcame spectacularly when the moment called for it. Just before the event, as you recall (pay attention, you youthful ingrates), Tab was standing in a flood of sunlight, his blond hair lit up impossibly bright on camera, pathetically warning us about impending precipitation. Behind him shoppers milled, starved for giftware, plodding in circles through the handicraft booths; it seemed more than a few of them wore funny hats. Tab finished his report. And that was that.
Except for the rumbling. It was as though a monster truck rally was taking place just off camera, and many viewers assumed it was some sort of macho entertainment connected with the Street Fair. Of course, we know now that it was no such thing; we know it was the unholy, parturient stirrings of a wicked being. According to the archives, at that time Della Viramontes was just leaving the downtown café where she worked as a waitress. She had changed into her street clothes and was walking home, taking the long way to the west of Fourth Avenue because, and I quote The Arizona Daily Star here: "I'd do anything to avoid that greasy street fair. It made me sick to see my neighborhood taken over by mimes, smelly food booths and tacky merchandise."
Those of you who know Della only from her statue in front of City Hall may be under the impression that she was a rock musician and a waitress without ambition (part of the "Slacker Army" that commandeered the carriages), but in truth she was an accomplished and intelligent young woman who was studying Materials Science at the University and only played in a rock band on weekends when she didn't have a paper due. The electric guitar and the bronze tray of food are meant symbolically; to honor the Army and the woman who led it, but there was far more to her than any symbol could summarize. As, of course, the events made abundantly clear.
THE CONFUSION BEGAN at 1:11 in the afternoon. The witnesses who survived the attack reported that the rumbling grew so intense that windows began to vibrate and shatter in the nearby West University neighborhood. Then a shadow fell across Fourth Avenue, occluding shoppers and booths and a legion of folksy, handmade craft items: titanium wind chimes, cactus-shaped mailbox stands, Mexican-style berets, beads fashioned by rainforest tribes from animal dung, aromatherapy potholders, etc. The air grew humid. There were reports of a smell--like the odor of hands after grasping live fish. And then, with a slurp, it was gone--the entire Street Fair: booths, shoppers, storefronts, cars--they were all just gone. Excised. And in the absence, a steaming, glistening pit, coated with lime-colored slime.
Down within the hole, a thing of evil crouched.
The confusion that reiged was reflected by the news coverage of the event. The first flash from the local affiliate focused on a series of noise complaints from the nearby West University neighborhood. The national news coverage was more effective but, it is agreed now, they lacked the experience and knowledge of local wildlife necessary for effective identification of the creature. We remember Dan Rather on the evening news, solemnly reporting from his desk in New York that "a calamity of unknown nature has befallen the sleepy town of Tucson, Arizona." He went on to report that "A giant creature, probably reptilian, has caused extensive property damage and loss of life with razor-like precision to a limited portion of this quaint desert town." There was some grainy, aerial footage of the beast (nobody wanted to get too close), hunkered down in the pit, motionless and apparently drowsy from its enormous meal.
Of course, we were stunned. It seemed that everyone knew somebody who was shopping at the Street Fair that day, or had intended to stop by. It was the uncertainty that was so unraveling, the anticipation of grief that was so painful, even before the shattering details had been divulged. In those moments we were desperate to know what had happened; we had to know--for, as difficult as it was to bear our losses, it was even more difficult to face an unknown monster. It was like discovering the goblins from our childhood closets had gained the ability to walk and move and scratch behind the ears. And to eat.
The area around the crater had been cordoned off with those thick, velvet ropes used to keep customers in line at banks--no one knew why, exactly, except that it was being handled by the Tucson Police Department, who greeted the event with incredulity. The local news showed the cordons, and we hoped they would show the beast and explain the destruction as well; surely, we thought, they would be able to fill in the gaps the national media had so unfortunately missed. But what greeted us when we turned on our televisions only increased our confusion.
When our regular anchorwoman began the broadcast, we realized something strange was occurring. "A local calamity spawns nation-wide news coverage for Tucson!" began the anchorwoman; and then, as the videotapes have shown, she continued to report on the manner in which the networks had covered the event: "Dan Rather led the Evening News tonight with the story of chaos and destruction at the Fourth Avenue Street Fair," she continued, beaming brightly. She went on to describe exactly how the event had garnered the attention of the networks. They showed a clip of the report Dan Rather had just delivered minutes before, and offered no new information.
That was when the panic began. As a community we felt helpless, and lost. We just wanted the events described so that they could be understood and contained. I know some of you young punks think this is all a big joke, and that you're indestructible, and that nothing could ever go so wrong that you would suddenly find yourself living in an world made dangerous and unrecognizable. But lest you forget: it can happen. It happened in 1998. It could happen again.
Out of sheer habit, or so it seemed, when it came time for the weather the news dutifully shifted us to Tab Whiteman. He stood at the lip of the crater with a blanched face. Tab had seen it all--we didn't know this. We knew Tab as the butt of jokes, as the weatherman who reported sunny skies while it was actually raining. But on that day Tab overcame all that. He used his eyes. He opened his mouth.
"There's been rain predicted here at the street fair all afternoon..." Tab looked at the camera, rumpled and upset. "The weather, I mean. Shit. The weather doesn't matter today folks. Let's just tell the truth about this. Incredible as it sounds, a carved wooden gecko came to life, swelled to gigantic proportions, then went on a bloody rampage and actually ate Fourth Avenue! Fourth Avenue is gone. Because it has been eaten."
EATEN! OF COURSE, kids today have never seen a crafts fair gecko--naturally they were outlawed after the event. But those of you who were alive then may remember the proliferation of these "cute" ornaments, usually three-dimensional wooden or metal cut-outs, vaguely lizard-shaped, intended to be hung on an exterior wall for purely, and dubious, aesthetic reasons. Real geckos are small, lizard-like creatures with the cunning ability to cling to a variety of surfaces, including glass; crafts fair geckos were large, lizard-shaped handicrafts that had to be nailed to the wall. Later (much later), it was discovered that the monstrous, engorged gecko that ate Fourth Avenue was larger than its handmade prototype to the same degree that a decorative wall gecko is larger than the average real gecko, a ratio of approximately 200:1.
Science has yet to account for this fact.
Or for any of the events of that Saturday, for that matter.
The response of the community was phenomenal, and quite weird. Almost immediately the area surrounding the former Fourth Avenue was thronged with thrill seekers and the curious. Bizarre as it sounds, the area took on an almost carnival-like atmosphere, but more desperate, wilder. Some combination of excitement and grief, the heady knowledge that an unearthly, vicious creature lurked in our humble hamlet--perhaps heralding the end of time--inflamed the city's youth. Tipsy college boys and girls in single-gender packs roamed the area, drinking from open containers and setting off firecrackers. They climbed on one-another's shoulders, hooting, and straining to get a glimpse of the thing in the hole. Girls took off their shirts and waved them around like flags. Boys mooned each other. One group flipped over a car and smeared themselves with transmission fluid. Panhandlers set up shop at the crater's edge.
Della Viramontes, quite by accident, found herself among the revelers. She, too, had witnessed the catastrophe, and I'm sad to say, the contents of her own apartment were at that exact time being boiled into a foul-smelling salsa inside the belly of the creature. Confused and grief-stricken, she wandered for a while, trying to figure out what to do. Now, I'm sure all of us believe in our capacity to act sensibly in the face of adversity or indeed, in the face of pure evil, which is what some have theorized the giant gecko embodied. (Others say she was God, but this has been vehemently denied by nearly all organized religious groups.) But the fact of the matter was, when faced with such a large and disorienting emergency, most individuals feel an intense sense of powerlessness. They feel insignificant. They believe the authorities will respond promptly. The nature of this catastrophe was so singular, however, that most of the agencies who might have dealt with it--the fire and police departments, the National Guard, Game and Fish--treated the disaster with disbelief. It was like a science fiction movie from the 1950s--the authorities didn't act, because they simply couldn't believe the reports they were hearing were true. They were embarrassed. They believed themselves the victims of a prank.
Della, though, was a fast-thinking young woman who wasn't afraid to take matters into her own hands. She also had an assortment of geckos living on her front porch. They came out at night, walking upside-down, arranging themselves in a loose circle around the porch light. Della spent many evenings just sitting in an old recliner, watching the geckos stalk and eat the bugs attracted by the bulb. From these observations she knew that a hunting gecko will remain very still, essentially frozen, until a particularly tasty looking treat moves into range. It is then that it strikes.
What worried Della were the groups of revelers partying on the edge of the crater. They shook up cans of beer and did the Macarena in the spray. They played hackey sack in the rubble. They started making out. They reminded her of insects, actually, in the way they moved, so frantic--almost fluttering--well, she wasn't convinced that the monster was actually sleeping. She thought the monster might really be hunting.
Of course, history has borne out this conclusion. The women of Delta Phi have a beautiful memorial garden dedicated to the sisters who were eaten that afternoon. They have planted a lovely lilac tree for each girl--and truly, their deaths were not in vain. The five girls were picked off one by, "like bon bons," Della said, "the kind with alcohol in them," by the forked and caustic tongue of the giant gecko.
"But that's how I got the idea to use the horse and buggies," Della told the Daily Wildcat. "I saw how attracted the gecko was to warm, prancing, agitated bodies. When that enormous, green head came up out of the pit, covered with a crust of dirt and slime, and slurped down those poor women, I came up with the idea of creating a diversion. I thought horses and buggies would be better than people, though."
IT WAS WHILE she was making her way south, towards downtown, that Della came across Tab Whiteman. Tab has lost his habitual air of distraction. Like Della, Tab was a man who came into his own during an emergency. He was calmly but firmly warning sightseers away from the edge of the pit, while explaining the nature of the danger. For years, Tab had been futilely dealing with the future--predicting what would happen--while all along his talent lay in managing a crisis in the present.
"There's a dangerous, giant gecko loose, folks," he said, "Please step back. Step WAY back. Killer gecko. Ma'am, do you really want to bring your baby here?"
His face was flushed and his sandy hair has broken free of its dorky, hair-sprayed style. When Della saw him she recognized something--a can-do spirit, a competence--and there was something else, too. Something she liked about his eyes, even though she had always found his weather reports annoying and insipid. Later, she said she just knew that together, they could destroy this thing.
Tab recognized a kindred spirit in Della too. Rather than shooing her away, he let himself be led aside, where Della whispered her plan into his ear. It only took a moment. But it was a moment that changed Tucson history.
Who knows what might have happened if these two young people hadn't taken matters into their own hands? There were rumors that the military was planning a nuclear attack. There were rumors that the President planned to quarantine the entire city. Thank God Della and Tab had the courage and foresight to implement their plan before we were bombed to kingdom come. Thank God young people back then had more sense than they do today.
The rest of the story is familiar to almost everyone. Della went downtown and enlisted help from the assortment of waiters, artists, and useless coffee shop patrons who naturally hadn't paid much attention to the disturbance on Fourth. This was the "Slacker Army," a group of anomic, alienated kids who nonetheless were roused by Della's call to arms.
"I just told them," Della reported, "that if we didn't do something to destroy the monster in our midst, there would be no more coffee, no more cigarettes, and no keg beer. I told them it would be like a war zone--no luxury goods. No whiskey. No Sweet and Low. No city-subsidized studio space. Of course they were willing to fight for that stuff."
Bravely these citizens followed Della's orders. It was the afternoon of a downtown Saturday night, and a set of horse and buggies waited in a dirt lot. Later, they were to take groups of curious eastsiders on a tour of our city center where they would glimpse "local color" from a distance. But instead they were trotted around the gaping absence that was once Fourth Avenue. The slackers drove the horses to edge of the open pit (Tab had effectively cleared the area). They moved slowly, with care, making no sudden movements. One brave poet tied her beloved dog to a piece of curled rebar at the edge of the hole. (Named Arfer, his statue is located outside the Humane Society). The horses, harnessed to their buggies, were slowly walked into position behind. This was done with smoothy and with stealth. All was quiet.
Then the Army began banging on pots, pans and drums. They began to prod and spook the horses. Arfer barked. The horses whinnied. (Some vegans in the group protested the use of animals, but declined to take their place at the pit's edge.) Night was falling and the sky had gone orange. There was a kind of desperate, restless energy being stirred up, an end-time keening that stank of celebration and last kisses and despair. Della said it reminded her of stories she had heard of the griefstruck dances the wives of drowned sailors would do as they prepared to throw themselves off the cliffs into the sea. There was that sense of bravery and loss. The Army chanted and howled. The horses pissed vigorously into the dust. Little Arfer lifted his snout to the sky and howled.
When the monster struck, it was with suddenness, force, and not a breath of warning. Suddenly, said a witness, "that little dog wasn't barking no more." But Tab's senses were sharpened that evening to superhuman levels.
"I could actually feel it coming," Tab said, "the way some people say they can feel bad weather."
He already had the trolley moving forward when the creature attacked. A lot of people had been complaining, back then, that our beloved trolley was of little use. (Those of you too young to remember may not realize it only ran a few blocks, rather than traversing the entire city as it does now.) But Tab and the Army made good use of it. They had lashed a sort of spearhead to the front--a hulking piece of sharpened metal from the wreckage--and attached it to a telephone pole, where it protruded before the trolley like a lance. And there behind it, like a jousting knight, stood Tab Whiteman.
Surely you've heard the rest. The unholy gecko lunged, frenzied with appetite, at the prancing horses. Tab propelled the trolley at its scaly breast. The spear pierced the reptile's hide, releasing a stream of cool, green liquid and some partially digested dream-catchers. Tab himself was only inches from the creature's serrated teeth (each one gleaming like a sharpened door key) when the trolley skidded to a halt. The creature clawed the air and made a soft chirping, like the call of a baby bird. Then it died.
Tab was covered in slime and disintegrating crafts objects. Della didn't care. She kissed him anyway.
Arfer popped out from the creature's wound and shook himself off, gooey, but quite intact.
You ignorant kids who ride your skateboards--even if you haven't paid attention to anything in all your wasted days, surely you've seen the head of the beast. You can't miss it, stuffed and mounted on the roof of the International Museum of Wildlife, looming so large that it casts a shadow across much of the main building, reducing the cost of air-conditioning it considerably. You may or may not have heard the story of how the City Council subsequently voted to pump CAP water into the giant crater, thus creating the artificial ocean (and employing hundreds of lifeguards). But surely you've played in the surf. Even if you don't know how much we sacrificed for you, you've reaped the benefits.
Tab and Della married, of course, and shortly thereafter moved to the Pacific Northwest, "because being a hero is sort of exhausting," explained Della, and besides, Tab wanted to go back to school to become an EMT.
Slowly, over the course of years, the emotional tempo of life in Tucson settled. We began to feel safe again, as though our lives would calmly continue, with a smooth and unruffled surface, forever. The only waves in our lives seemed to be the artificial ones we kept carefully controlled in the wave pool downtown. Once again, it seemed that nothing could touch us. Once again, we become convinced of our invincibility.
Rumors of a giant egg buried beneath the artificial ocean have never been confirmed.
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Which department would be responsible for carrying out filing duties
a) HUMAN RESOURCES
b) SALES
c) PURCHASES
d) ADMIN SERVICES
File stamp, tick on the page or placed in an out tray indicate a document is ready for filing. These are all known as
a) filing points
b) release symbols
c) card indexes
d) equipment
Which of the following is NOT an example of electronic filing?
a) SPREADSHEET CHART
b) DATABASE RECORD
c) HOMEWORK DIARY PAGE
d) WORD PROCESSED LETTER
An advantage of numerical filing is
a) it is easy to add a file
b) an index system is required to find files
c) files can be easily lost
d) additional index equipment is required
If a customer's name is used the filing point would be
a) NUMERICAL
b) CHRONOLOGICAL
c) GEOGRAPHICAL
d) ALPHABETICAL
The ability to store files in an organised manner and retreive them quickly is known as
a) GOOD ICT
b) GOOD FILE MANAGEMENT
c) GOOD FILING
d) GOOD PAPER WORK
Which of the following is NOT an electronic storage device?
a) EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE
b) MEMORY STICK
c) FOLDER
d) ZIP DRIVE
An advantage of an electronic filing system is that
a) viruses can often cause records to disappear
b) power failures result in lost data
c) information is quickly and easily found using search facilities like queries
d) equipment and training is expensive
The most recent document is found at the front of a file. This is known as
a) ALPHABETICAL FILING
b) NUMERICAL FILING
c) CHRONOLOGICAL FILING
d) SUBJECT FILING
Filing should be carried out
a) once a day
b) once a week
c) regularly
d) once in a blue moon
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Digital Experiences Matter More Than Ever
Consumers have come to expect seamless digital experiences across channels and devices, but delivering a consistent user experience -- one that preserves the user's context -- can be challenging. Doing so requires a coordinated effort, a commitment to user experience design, and supporting systems and tools. It requires a solid governance framework that establishes standards and prioritizes improvements to the customer experience through all digital touchpoints.
Today, though, when more and more of our engagements are digital, it doesn't take an endless, ongoing budget to delight people. All an organization needs to do is care enough (once) to design it properly. To make a process that is easy to use, clearly labeled and well designed. -- Seth Godin
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HAHAHA. is he cute or what?
he's practicing.
practicing for this
uh. you know. when he's a bit bigger.
nothing funny about that.
who me?
no sir.
i wasn't laughing. sorry sir.
you have my total respect.
like a lamb.
this is what a little lamb looks like.
you know that old saying . . .
if march comes in like a lion it will go out like a lamb?
that applies i guess to everywhere in the country
except this prairie plain where i live.
"when the wind comes sweepin' down the plains"
they don't write songs about you
unless you're serious.
and folks.
we have serious winds!
so . . .
i don't know if we'll come in like a lion or a lamb.
but you can be sure of one thing.
it will be wind of some kind!
march first.
march 1, 1897
is also my grammy tell's birthday.
she would be 116 years old.
i miss you gram. to this very day i miss you.
you were a wonderful role model and lady.
i learned much from you. but how i wish i could visit with you now.
i would ask all about when you were young.
what it was really like.
we never do that you know.
we're too busy living our own lives i guess.
just for fun i looked up the NY times.
she was born in the state of new york.
here are some headlines . . .
from the New York Times
March 1887
gram would be a 10 year old girl.
just learning about life.
the world doesn't change much!
the names of the politicians
and the names of the wars change . . .
otherwise human nature marches on!
* Tennyson criticized!
* France's debt to Russia
* General Sheridan's Grievance; his appointments revoked by Sec'y Endicott
* Three cases of small pox
* A steamer disabled. The Salerno seen in a storm. Her engines useless
* Football rules amended. Trying to make the game less rough in the future
* Money due France from England
* A duel at Pesth
* Oil companies fighting
* Bad for the Czar killers; a new treaty proposed between United States and Russia
* A new road in Texas
* Mrs Hulbert wants a divorce
* A victim of tyranny ~ how good workmen are treated by the Knights of Labor
* New! comfort. Steam heat and electric light for railway cars
* He fought against Napoleon
* Mangled by a machine
* Eloped with the milkman
* A portrait of General Grant
* Dangerous canned peas
* Taught by the Yankees; examples that the South finds profitable
* Mark Twain's English royalties
* Forgiveness for Seceders
* The plot to kill the Czar
* Lost at sea
* Mr Cleveland's renomination
* William F "Buffalo Bill" Cody sails for Europe with his wild west show
Happy Birthday my little Gramma.


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Explain how Dimmesdale's guilt can be attributed to his Puritanical heritage and Puritan society.
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Guilt is a strong theme in Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. In general terms, decisions are based on the combined experiences that an individual has been exposed to. Looking at Arthur Dimmesdale, I believe that his guilt cannot help but originate based first upon his religious upbringing, but is then reinforced by way of society. Both things affect Dimmesdale's grief, but because there is no separation between his upbringing and society—both being grounded in Puritanical theology—the two elements are join to press obedience on the righteous, and guilt on sinners (which realistically should apply to everyone in the congregation).
The first and therefore greater source of guilt is more readily understood in light of the following scripture. Proverbs 22:6 says:
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
We can assume that when Dimmesdale sleeps with Hester, he is not turning his back on his faith—he is making a serious mistake, especially in light of what he has been taught growing up and what society demands of its members. Adultery was a serious crime among the Puritans. While some who committed adultery were executed, some were not. For example, Hester is spared because she is pregnant.
Dimmesdale never comes forth to claim responsibility in their affair, so his community does not punish him. However, his upbringing is such that the guilt he endures comes from his own recognition of his transgression. His punishment is much harsher than those society could have devised (unless they had killed him) because Dimmesdale punishes himself unceasingly with physically assaults against his body, like beating. He also suffers emotionally, mentally and spiritually. While I believe that the theocracy that rules the community in which he lives stresses the importance of living a moral life, I believe the guilt begins based upon his upbringing and then is continually reinforced by society. I see no way to separate the two, but feel that the teachings of Puritanism that he was raised with have a stronger effect on him.
A clear indication as to the depth of Dimmesdales' guilt is found as follows:
...By the constitution of his nature, he loved the truth, and loathed the lie, as few men ever did. Therefore, above all things else, he loathed his miserable self.


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The 2017 workshop will take place on the campus of Millsaps College the week of July 17-21. Participation in the workshop is limited to 55 students who are rising 10th graders through rising college freshmen.
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I rarely get ill or have to go to the doctor, but sometimes like the other day I'm in need of their help. On Wednesday it so happened that kitty also needed to be seen by her form of doctor, the vet, but the service we got was very different.
Just after lunch on Wednesday D called and told me that kitty had had another seizure incident where she all of a sudden can't walk. We thought the incidents late last year were isolated events, but apparently not. This incident was worse than last time, and lasted longer.
I was still in Holland with a colleague and the clients we're working with, but luckily due to fly home in a few hours. D called our vet and got an appointment for the spotty one later that afternoon and 40 mins after I landed back at Heathrow I was at the vet where I met D with kitty. The vet saw us without any delays, examined kitty and tried to calm her down (not too fond of vet visits that one). She answered our questions and told us what to do next.
We went back to our flat, I dropped off my bags and then went straight down to the local surgery to try to get seen or book an appointment for the allergic reaction I'm having which is causing a not so pleasant eczema like rash. It was 5.45pm and the surgery closed at 6pm. Contrary to the pleasant vet visit all I got at the GP, as it's called over here, was a load of attitude and bureaucracy. No service, no helpful answers to any of my questions, no sign of even caring the smallest bit or wanting to listen to me. Just the same sentences repeated over and over again. "I wasn't registered", "I have to bring proof of address" and "We close in 10 minutes".
The surgery is right. I wasn't registered with them. When we moved to where we live now just over 3 1/2 years ago I kept going to my old doctor for a while. The surgery hours worked great, it was close to work and I knew my doctor and hence what I was getting. For the last couple of years I haven't really been to the GP. A couple of times I've fallen ill and needed to be seen by a doctor but it's been outside of surgery hours, meaning that I've had to go to the A&E in any case. As a result up until Thursday I wasn't registered with our local GP where we live, but I was in need of their help. That's why I came.
It so happens that my hands and arms were worse affected by the allergic reaction I'm having. When I came to the GP they were swollen and the rash angrily bright red. It was uncomfortable and itchy and I also had (and still have) it on my feet and legs. The woman at the front desk saw my hands and I told her I'd rushed straight from the airport to the vet and then to see them. As it takes me at least 1h 15 mins to get to work I came in to register and also to try to find out when I could be seen so I could let work know. But all I got was a snarky "You're not registered with us. Until you are we can't do anything" and then she told me off for not brining proof of address and how they couldn't register me without it.
Again, she was right. I didn't have any proof of address with me. With all the rushing around trying to make it on time and worrying about kitty it simply slipped my mind that I needed it. I asked if there was anyway I could be put in the system without it and bring it along the next day but there wasn't. Instead she asked if there was any chance I could rush home and pick up my proof of address and make it back in 10 minutes. I answered that I wouldn't be able to make it and reiterated, hoping for some sympathy, how I'd just rushed from the airport to the vet and to them to make it before they closed. She showed no sympathy or willingness to do anything to help.
As I'd never been to that surgery I asked how it worked and how I could get an appointment. To all of it she kept answering "You have to register and bring proof of address. We can't book an appointment or see you until you've done that". She mentioned something about an appointment on Saturday and told me I could go to the A&E if I wanted to be seen urgently, to which I somewhat sarcastically answered no thank you. I asked if I at least could get the forms and fill them out at home and with them in my bright red itchy hands I walked back to our flat. Angry and none the wiser, apart from that proof of address is apparently more important than providing a local citizen with some information, advice and common curtesy when they need it.
I appreciate that NHS and the vets of London deal with very different quantities and types of patients, but that doesn't justify being treated like a dog, or actually worse. Like an annoyance taking up their time. The vets we've been to acknowledges that the pets we bring in our very dear to us. We're worried and we want them to get better. Perhaps it's different bringing in a kid to your GP. Perhaps you get more sympathy and general curtesy then.
I wasn't seriously ill when I came in on Wednesday but it was quite clear that I could do with some medical advice. Kitty on the other hand had had a serious incident on Wednesday, but even when we've just come in for a routine check we've always been received really well. Sure, kitty is a lot cuter than I am and we pay (sometimes a lot) for the vet visits and nothing to our GP. But even so, I wish I got at least something resembling the same service from my surgery as we get from the vet when speaking about or bringing in kitty.
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Six Story Office Building at the corner of 8th and Chestnut Streets in the heart of the Central Business District of Downtown Chattanooga. Large Open Floor plans. Great for Workstations / Cubicles. Building has a Large computer room with raised floors, Seperate HVAC and backup power. Great for a Call Center or Engineering Firm, etc. First Floor Retail possible on the corner of the building (8th & Chestnut). The top floor has a cafeteria.
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It seems that our country is coming to terms with social changes. Slowly, yes, but finally accepting the new norms, such as live-in relationships. To further validate live-in relationships, the Supreme Court for the first time on Thursday removed the stigma from such liaisons, saying it has now become an accepted norm in society, reports India Today.
"In modern times, live-in relationship has become an acceptable norm. It is not a crime."
indian express
"It is an unfortunate case of a frustrated love affair. Prima facie, it is difficult to accept when the complainant is major and a married woman, she consented for sex only because there was a promise to marry by a person… Such woman is responsible for her decision to have sex. Even though a promise to marry was given, subsequently if at all the party feels it is not possible to continue the relationship as they are not compatible and there are differences of opinion, it cannot be called cheating."


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- 1 RepRap
- 2 Deciding which RepRap to buy
- 3 Ordering and Dispatch
- 3.1 I don't live in the UK, can I order a kit from you?
- 3.2 How long will it take to dispatch?
- 3.3 Once dispatched how long will it take to deliver?
- 3.4 Do I get a discount when ordering multiple kits?
- 3.5 Can I collect my kit from you?
- 3.6 What are the shipping costs for the kits?
- 3.7 Will there be any additional costs?
- 3.8 What do the different order statuses mean?
- 4 Building my kit
- 5 Using My RepRap
- 5.1 What materials can I print with?
- 5.2 What size filament is used?
- 5.3 Do you supply filament?
- 5.4 What is the build volume?
- 5.5 What is the smallest layer height I can print with?
- 5.6 What is the accuracy of your printers?
- 5.7 Plastics: PLA vs ABS
- 5.8 Can I order spares?
- 5.9 Where can I find out about the latest developments?
What is a RepRap 3D Printer?
RepRap is humanity's first general-purpose self-replicating manufacturing machine. RepRap takes the form of a free desktop 3D printer capable of printing plastic objects. Since many parts of RepRap are made from plastic and RepRap prints those parts, RepRap self-replicates by making a kit of itself – a kit that anyone can assemble given time and materials. It also means that – if you've got a RepRap – you can print lots of useful stuff, and you can print another RepRap for a friend… See here for further details.
Who are RepRapPro Ltd?
We are a small company based in the UK – A collaboration between RepRap Limited and eMAKER Limited. RepRapPro is dedicated to open-source 3D printing, and all our products are – and always will be – open-source. Further details about us are here. Want to get in touch? See here for our contact details.
What is the RepRap Project?
Reprap.org is a community project which was started in 2004. Its main goal – making self-replicating machines, and making them freely available for the benefit of everyone
Deciding which RepRap to buy
Which kit should I build?
We have four kits available – Ormerod, Mendel, Huxley and Fisher.
Fisher Delta Kit – This is our latest kit, released in May 2015. It is quick and easy to put together. It is also our lowest cost kit. For further details see here.
Ormerod was released in December 2013. This kit is quicker and easier to build. It also has more powerful electronics – The Duet PCB.
Huxley – We have recently updated our Huxley design with improvements such as Duet electronics and a Z probe for automated bed plane compensation. For further details see here.
Mendel – We recently updated our Mendel design with improvements such as Duet electronics and a Z probe for automated bed plane compensation. For further details see here.
The main difference between the Mendel and the Huxley is the overall size and the build volume. Other than that the kits are very similar. Mendel is available in a tri-colour version that can print in three colours or three different materials. You can upgrade a single colour (mono) Mendel to a Tricolour.
These kits now have the ability to be upgraded to a dual head machine using the Quick-set nozzle assembly and the Duet Shield. The Dual upgrade kits are available here.
Is there a pre-built kit available?
We have a limited number of Assembled Fisher Delta 1.0 available in time for delivery before Christmas
What skills are required to build a kit?
To build a kit you will need some mechanical, computing, and electronic skills. To get more of an idea of what is involved when building our kits see the build instructions for each kit under Documentation.
Can I get a sample print?
Yes, we can send you a sample print for the cost of the packaging and postage. Our sample gears are available here.
Ordering and Dispatch
I don't live in the UK, can I order a kit from you?
Yes. We ship worldwide.
We can only ship to business addresses in certain areas in Russia. The Russian exception is something imposed on us by the shipping company. If you live in Russia and would like to purchase a kit please contact us to check your address.
How long will it take to dispatch?
Our lead times are reviewed regularly (last updated 7 Dec 2015) and kept up-to-date. There are a number of factors affecting the lead times including number of orders we are processing, supplier deliveries and packing time.
Kit Orders for Fisher 1.0, Mendel 3, Ormerod 2, Huxley Duo, Dual Colour Upgrades, Paste Extruder Kits: All orders received by 16th Dec – we are aiming to ship for delivery in time for Christmas.
Components and Spares Orders – We aim to ship all spares orders within 3 business days.
Assembled Fisher Delta 1.0 will be shipped before Christmas.
Once dispatched how long will it take to deliver?
We ship all our kits using UPS couriers. Once the kit has been shipped, UPS will normally take 1 business day to deliver to UK addresses. For all other addresses it normally takes 2-5 days.
We use Royal Mail for sending out the Spares orders.
For UK customers you can select either Royal Mail Standard or Signed-For service. Both are normally delivered within 1-2 days.
For international customers you can select either Airmail or Tracked. Airmail is a standard low cost service with no tracking. If the tracked service is selected we will provide a tracking reference, which can then be used to find out details of where the shipment is. Once the order has reached the destination country, the local post service will be used to deliver your order. Delivery time can vary depending on the destination country. It can take up to two weeks and sometimes longer for items to be delivered. Sometimes the tracking reference is not updated by the local postal service.
Do I get a discount when ordering multiple kits?
We offer multi-purchase discounts on many products listed on the webshop. The discounts are shown on the product page.
Can I collect my kit from you?
Yes. If you live near Bristol, UK or you will be in the area on the date when your kit will be ready we can arrange for you to collect your kit from one of our production units. Please select "I will arrange collection" on the Checkout page.
What are the shipping costs for the kits?
The courier shipping charges are as follows:
North America – £43 (Huxley) £55 (Fisher/Ormerod/Mendel)
Rest of the World – £55 (Huxley) £61 (Fisher/Ormerod/Mendel)
Will there be any additional costs?
UK and EU prices include Value-Added Tax (VAT) at 20%. You will have no customs or import tax to pay if you are in the EU.
VAT is not payable by us or by you on sales outside the EU, but if you live outside the EU your country may charge you customs or import tax in addition to our prices. The customs HTS number for RepRap machines and parts is 84779025.
What do the different order statuses mean?
Pending – order currently pending awaiting payment.
On Hold – order has been placed on hold, either awaiting payment or waiting on further details.
Processing Printed – the packing team have received the order and will be getting the order ready for dispatch.
Label Printed – the shipping details have been forwarded to the courier and we have received the paperwork to attach to the order. We will still be getting the order ready for dispatch.
Royal Mail Bagged – the spares order has been processed and is awaiting dispatch.
Completed – the order has been dispatched and is on its way to you.
Building my kit
Where do I find the build instructions?
The build instructions for the Ormerod kit are here.
The build instructions for the Mendel kit are here.
The build instructions for the Huxley kit are here.
The build instructions for the Fisher Delta kit are here.
How long will it take to build?
Fisher and Ormerod – For a first time builder it is likely to take about 6 hours to put together the kit. For more experienced builders it can take less time than this. The RepRap will then need to be commissioned and calibrated.
For Mendel and Huxley kits – we have had feedback from customers who have built their kit in 17 hours and then we have also heard from customers who have taken a year…..
We would recommend a fortnight of evenings to get the kit all together and printing. It is better to take your time with thinking gaps in between rather than blast through the build.
What tools will I need?
There is a list of useful tools for the build of each printer on the first page of the documentation.
Where do I download the software?
Details on downloading the software can be found on the commissioning page of the build instructions. There is a list here.
What operating systems are supported?
Linux, Windows or Mac. Further details are on the commissioning page of the build instructions.
Where can I get technical help with my build?
RepRapPro channel irc – chat with our support team (during UK office hours) and other RepRapPro users.
RepRap Forum – General
Our Forum. This is shared with the eMaker and RepRapPro Huxley forum, as the machines are so similar.
Contact Us Or you can always email us a question.
Where can I download the STL files to print another RepRap?
All the design files and software are available from the RepRapPro Ltd Github repository.
Using My RepRap
What materials can I print with?
Our printers are designed to print thermoplastic. Both PLA and ABS work well.
What size filament is used?
Our extruders are designed to work with 1.75mm filament.
Do you supply filament?
We supply a sample reel of PLA with each kit. This is enough filament to print another set of parts. We also have filament reels available from our webshop here. For other filament suppliers see here.
What is the build volume?
Ormerod has a build volume of 200x200x190mm
Mendel has a build volume of 200x200x155mm
Huxley has a build volume of 140x140x95mm
Fisher has a build volume of 150mm diameter x 150mm height
What is the smallest layer height I can print with?
As you reduce layer height, the vertical surfaces of a part become smoother and quality increases. But parts take slightly longer to print. Print time is not proportional to layer height because it is possible to print fine-layered outlines and only to generate infill (which takes most of the time to print) every two or three layers. But for fast prints we recommend layer heights between 0.2 and 0.3mm, maybe increasing to as much as 0.5mm for larger nozzles. For the best quality fine prints use a layer height between 0.1mm and 0.2mm. You can print finer than 0.1mm layers, and – if you do – near-vertical surfaces will be very good indeed. But you may find that the quality of horizontal surfaces sufferers a bit because at very fine layer heights the rate of material deposition is so low that even the slightest horizontal gap is hard to bridge smoothly.
What is the accuracy of your printers?
Accuracy: 0.1mm
Resolution: 0.0125mm
The resolution is how fine a step the motors can make. The accuracy is how accurately the machine can position things. So the resolution is finer than the accuracy because the accuracy is influenced by other factors, for example how well the timing belt is manufactured.
Plastics: PLA vs ABS
Can be worked at lower temperatures
Much less prone to warping
Welds to itself very strongly
Environmentally friendly
No unpleasant fumes
Lower cost
Produces higher-quality prints
Can I order spares?
Yes, we have spares available in our webshop under Components and Parts Kits.
Where can I find out about the latest developments?
Sign up to our newsletter and get updates straight to your inbox. We also post our developments in our Blog. Updates to the designs are available from Github. You can also check out the general RepRap Blog.


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Midi Dress Blowout - 6 Styles!
$13.99 $69.99 80% Off
Turn heads this summer in your personalized beach cover up! Light & breezy, perfect for those hot summer days!
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Topstitch ribbed V-neck collar.
Double-needle hem sleeves and bottom.
Delicate Cycle, tumble dry low if needed.
Due to personalization all sales are final.
This product is expected to ship by May 9th. $3.99 for the first item and $2.00 for each additional.
We understand that sometimes purchases just don't work out. If you are not 100% satisfied with your item please contact our customer service team at firstname.lastname@example.com within 14 days of receiving your item. Please note we do not accept returns for swimsuits, undergarments, or personalized items.
This item is sold by Aggie Gray and they are solely responsible to customers for the fulfillment, delivery, care, and quality of the advertised goods and services. U.S. shipments only. This product is new.


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Data is a vital raw material of the information economy, much as coal and iron ore were in the Industrial Revolution. But the business world is just beginning to learn how to process it all…
Mining and analyzing these big new data sets can open the door to a new wave of innovation, accelerating productivity and economic growth. Some economists, academics and business executives see an opportunity to move beyond the payoff of the first stage of the Internet, which combined computing and low-cost communications to automate all kinds of commercial transactions.
The new report from the McKinsey Global Institute, which is cited in the NY Times article, is available online here (PDF).


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A Bullet for Cinderella by John D. MacDonald
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TV Review: The 'Liars' are Back!
Pretty Little Liars, our guilty pleasure television series, hooked audiences with its chilling mysteries and enviable style. Last season ended with the revelation of who was behind all of the trouble for the Liars—Aria, Spencer, Emily, and Hanna—and left everyone desperate for more.
With Mona revealed to be "A" and her placement in a mental institution, it seems that our four heroines should now be breathing a whole lot easier. Well, think again, because this season premiere was all over the place!
This latest episode, which aired on Tuesday night, picks up five months after the last episode concluded. The girls are all back in Rosewood after a summer apart, but Emily is definitely not coping well with the discovery of Maya's body from one of the cliffhanger's last season. Her normally sweet and bright personality has been warped by a summer of too much partying, even blacking out from alcohol consumption. Emily's blacking out complicates everything when the other girls discover her at Ali's grave, which has been dug up, and she has zero recollection of who led her there. Emily, we know losing Maya was traumatic for you, but really, now you're just making easy work for whoever is stirring all this muck around you!
We see a lot of swoon-worthy moments between Aria and Ezra and it looks as if Aria's mother is beginning to get onboard with this relationship after all, even though it seems that it was the final straw in ending the marriage between Aria's parents. We see a bit of Spencer and Toby loveliness and as a bonus, we get an eyeful of Toby's wonderland of abs!
As for Hanna, she has kept a little nugget of information to herself these past few months. She has been visiting Mona in the mental facility! Hanna, we know that you two used to be tight, but come on! How can you stomach being in the same tiny, padded cell of a room with her!
Of course, nothing has changed for our Pretty Little Liars. With doubts about Garrett's guilt in Ali's murder, no leads on Maya's death, the questions surrounding the dug up grave, and confusions about exactly how many "A's" are present in Rosewood, there should be plenty of twists and turns to keep our girls busy and terrified for their lives, and us on the edges of our seats. Get ready because another season of Pretty Little Liars has begun!
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In the last 6 days I have had one insanely close call with cross-contamination at a restaurant and a severe allergic reaction yesterday afternoon. It's been quite a week. And my trust in labels and restaurants has dropped drastically.
I am so fortunate to have family and friends who have helped me through both of these incidents. The first incident occurred last Friday, at a family-friendly restaurant here in Victoria when I almost ate a chickpea that was in my Greek salad. I had taken as many precautions as I possibly could have, and the kitchen messed up. Here are the precautions I took:
1) Called the restaurant ahead of time to discuss my severe food allergies – They assured me it should be just fine, we have people in with allergies quite often and accommodate, and that all I would need to do was talk to my waiter. After that response I felt comfortable eating there.
2) Told the waiter the minute he came for our drink order – I told the waiter immediately when he came to the table for our drink order that I had life threatening food allergies and his response was, "ok, I'll get that later when you order your food". Not too reassuring, however when he took our food order he did go back to the kitchen with my list and reassured me everything in the Mediterranean salad – with no feta or bread would be ok.
3) Wrote a list of all my food allergies and gave it to the waiter – I always give a list to my waiter with all my food allergies. I wrote "deadly" next to the 4 things (peanuts, tree nuts, soy, legumes – peas, beans) that could send me to the hospital. And wrote "sensitive to: dairy and gluten" so as not to confuse them.
Now, everyone's meals arrive together and another waiter or staff (not our waiter) places a salad in front of me with feta cheese on it. I call our waiter back immediately and say "I told you I cannot have feta". He says "yes, I am sorry the kitchen made a mistake I will get you a new one right away". I feel comfortable enough that the next time everything will be safe. Well… The next salad came and everything looked ok. No feta on this one. I tested the salad dressing to make sure I didn't react to it (as soy is often found in dressings) and it was fine. So I started eating. The salad was good and we were having great conversation, when all of a sudden, I realized there was a chickpea in my salad. I was terrified! They called the waiter back immediately and we told him about the chickpea and I told him that I had specifically warned him about my life-threatening allergies and that this chickpea would have sent me to the hospital. The manager spoke to the kitchen staff and sorted it out. They made a brand new salad from scratch and made a new chicken breast for me and didn't charge us for the meal. The whole car ride home, I worried about a delayed reaction from the fact the chickpea had been in with the salad that I had eaten. I took antihistamines and stayed up for a few hours with my boyfriend in case I would have had a delayed reaction. I didn't.
I am now scared to trust restaurants with my food. It has traumatized me. How could such a thing happen when you take so many precautions? I don't plan on eating out for a while.
Have you had any close calls?


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Southborough, MA - Flat Earth Studio today announces a major update for Yi Jing, with new features and new book content for additional purchase, including "The I Ching Workbook" by R.L. Wing.
By providing choices in translations, Yi Jing enables users to find the translations that speak most directly to them. And "The I Ching Workbook," by renowned I Ching author R.L. Wing, provides a great introduction for new users, with accessible, in-depth interpretations of this oracle's ancient wisdom.
The update includes an improved Journal with a new "topic" feature, allowing users to categorize questions, and sort by topic, hexagram, or date. A new "Library" tab makes it faster and easier to switch between books, and a new "Resources" tab gives users access to online help, recommended books, and community web sites. The update also supports landscape orientation, and new advanced options for analyzing the structure of a hexagram.
Yi Jing is the definitive mobile version of I Ching, the Book of Changes, done the way it was meant to be experienced. One of the oldest books written has been re-crafted to take advantage of the unique features of your mobile device. One single App contains all of the features you need, including a question oracle, an integrated journal, and book text in multiple translations and interpretations.
Yi Jing was chosen as an iTunes App Store Staff Selection in May 2009. Other book translations include Carol K. Anthony's "A Guide to the I Ching" in English and German, and Gregory Richter's "Yi Jing / Book of Changes" in Chinese with pinyin and English gloss translation. Each Yi Jing update continues to receive highly enthusiastic customer reviews.
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Question about 1993 Chevrolet Caprice
I thought it might be the o2 sensor so i replaced it, changed the oil& filter, flushed the radiator-new dex-cool,195 thermostst and radiator cap, around town it stays off as soon as i hit the highway or above 55 mph it comes back on, the vehicle runs like a charm otherwise.
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Go to your local auto zone parts store, they have a free service where they will hook your car up to a dianostic computer and tell you what fault code is comming up. Then you can work on the correct problem. Also some cars have more than one O2 sensor, so it could still be a O2 sensor. Get the diagnostic check first. If you don't have a Auto Zone go to Advanced Auto, or start calling the part stores in your area and see if they offer this service, AMMCO offfers this service for free also.
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Bulletin No.: 04-06-02-007
Date: August 11, 2004
Low Engine Coolant Level Indicator Always On (Diagnose Low Coolant Level System Operation/Check Sensor for Oil Contamination)
2000-2002 Buick Century, Regal
2000-2001 Chevrolet Lumina
2000-2002 Chevrolet Impala, Monte Carlo
2000-2002 Pontiac Grand Prix
2000-2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue
Some customers may comment that the low engine coolant level
indicator is always illuminated.
The cause of this condition may be due to engine oil
contaminating the coolant. Possible sources of oil contamination are internal
engine leaks, improper service procedures, or the addition of some types of
anti-leak additives to the cooling system. Once in the coolant, the oil leaves
deposits on the level sensor creating an insulating film. This film results in
a false activation of the coolant level indicator.
Diagnose low coolant level system operation and check the sensor
for oil contamination using the procedure listed below.
Important: No coolant supplements should be used in GM cooling
systems, other than what is approved and recommended by GM. The use of
"aftermarket" over-the-counter sealing and cooling supplements may
affect the operation of the low coolant level sensor. Discoloration of the
coolant recovery bottle is normal and does not necessarily indicate that
coolant contamination is present. Flush cooling system only when instructed by
this bulletin.
Verify that the coolant is at proper level in the radiator and
the coolant recovery bottle. If the coolant is low, add proper amount of 50/50
water and DEX-COOL(R) mixture. If the low coolant light operates properly,
diagnose the cooling system for loss of coolant as outlined in SI. DO NOT
proceed further with this bulletin.
2. Remove the low coolant level sensor. Refer to Coolant Level Module Replacement in the Engine Cooling sub-section.
3. With the key on, the engine off and the coolant level sensor disconnected from the vehicle wiring harness, observe the low coolant light:
^ Light is on - Chassis wiring or instrument cluster concern.
Follow the appropriate diagnostic information in SI.
^ Light is out - Proceed to Step 4.
4. With the key off, connect the coolant level sensor into the vehicle's wiring harness. Connect a ground wire (1) to the battery negative terminal. Using a sharp probe (3) attached to the ground wire, ground the coolant sensor probe (2) as shown in the illustration. Make sure a good contact is made. With the key on and the engine off, observe the low coolant light for at least 15 seconds.
^ Light is on - Replace the low coolant sensor and re-check
system operation.
^ Light is out - Proceed to Step 5.
5. Using a small wire brush or emery cloth, polish the low coolant level sensor probe to remove any film or oxidation. The probe should be a bright brass color when finished. Use Brake Parts Cleaner to flush removed deposits from the low coolant sensor probe. Re-install the low coolant sensor into the vehicle and proceed to Step 6.
6. Flush the cooling system and install new DEX-COOL(R) mixture as outlined in the SI. Check the vehicle's warranty history to determine if any engine gasket had recently been changed. If there has not been a recent gasket replacement, locate and repair the source of the engine oil contamination.
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Bayou City Names Interim Chief, Announces Houston Office Closure
Bayou City Exploration, Inc. announced that Robert. D. Burr, the current chairman of the Company, has been named the new President and Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis.
As part of a restructuring the Company is closing its Houston, Texas, office and moving the operations to Bowling Green, Ky., in order to decrease overhead, consolidate operations and reduce the number of personnel on staff. Additionally, W. Wayne Hardin has resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer, D. Edwin Suhr, Jr. was terminated as Senior Vice President and Richard M. Hewitt resigned as Director.
The Company is closing the Houston office and terminating the remaining employees effective May 1, 2007, although some of this support staff may be retained on a contract or temporary basis.
Bayou City has filed for an extension to submit the annual report on 10-KSB, and the report should be released within the 15-day extension period provided by SEC regulations. The annual report is expected to show an increased net loss for the year ended December 31, 2006. The losses are expected to be approximately $4,000,000 as compared to $1,779,843 for the year ended December 31, 2005. The continuing and increased loss is primarily due to a decrease in revenues, a significant recognition in 2006 of impairment, abandonment and dry hole costs and also increased general and administrative expenses.
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From bare feet to retro burgers, these entrepreneurs have ideas for Dragons' Den
Bob Walling, the 51-year-old owner of the Red and White Diner in Bridgenorth, awaits his opportunity to impress the producers of CBC's Dragons' Den during auditions at Trent University Thursday afternoon. GALEN EAGLE/PETERBOROUGH EXAMINER/QMI AGENCY
Embracing a barefoot life isn't easy.
Sue Kenney, 56, believes in the benefits of forgoing shoes. She says it connects her to the ground, strengthens her feet and gives her better balance.
But not everybody is enamoured with her lifestyle choice.
"I was going barefoot a lot, but I would go into restaurants and stores and people would ask me to leave if I didn't put my shoes on," she said.
So Kenney began experimenting and designed a sole-less shoe that gives her all the benefits of bare feet with the appearance of stylish footwear.
"I thought if I could design a shoe it would be something that looks good, something stylish, something that has no sole," she said. "But you can't tell it has no sole."
Kenney, a Washago, Ont. resident and national best-selling author of My Camino, inspired by her travels along the Camino Trail in Spain, was one of the entrepreneurs at Trent University Thursday auditioning for CBC's Dragons' Den.
"I'm completely simplistic in my life to the point that I don't want soles on my feet," she told show producers Matt Faulknor and Jane Chupick on stage at Wenjack Theatre.
By noon about 25 hopefuls were awaiting their opportunity to woo the producers and punch their ticket onto the widely popular television show.
Apsley resident Gillian James, 55, and her 17-year-old son Sam came armed with cookies and appealed to the producers' stomachs.
Gillian, a local chef, began experimenting with nut-free desserts 15 years ago when Sam suffered a serious allergic reaction to peanuts.
"The nut-free market was so bare bones. I didn't want to just cook something, I wanted to create something that everybody would be thrilled to eat," Gillian said.
Her company, Nut Free Gourmet, sells products in high-end grocery stores in Toronto and her cookies are used for school fundraising. She's looking for the dragons' help to reach bigger markets.
"Sales have stalled at a certain level. I'm in some really great stores but I want to get in slightly larger chains, so I need a salesperson that's an expert at selling to chains," she said.
Bob Walling, 51, also wants to take his business to a new level. The owner of Red and White Diner in Bridgenorth believes he's sitting on the next big Canadian franchise. He's hoping to impress Dragons' Den judge Jim Treliving, co-owner of the Boston Pizza restaurant chain.
"I'm pitching to move my business to the next level, to build a second location and brand the name Red and White Diner all across Canada," he said, sitting beside an Elvis Presley bust amongst other items from his diner. "I'm trying to impress on them that this could be the next franchise, totally Canadian born."
Faulknor and Chupick will tour the country, auditioning thousands of hopefuls coast-to-coast before selecting a handful to appear before the judges, a group of Canadian business leaders with money to invest, on national television.
"We're looking for pretty much anything because any idea no matter how big or small can tell us a story or teach us a lesson," Faulknor said.
"This is my favourite part of the job, getting out and meeting these people. I'm blown away. I don't have an entrepreneurial bone in my body and I truly admire and am impressed with these people who have thrown their time, their money and their passion into these ideas."
NOTE: Whether any of Thursday's applicants wind up on next season's Dragons' Den won't be known for a while, and whether they're successful is kept a secret until the shows air.


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2017 IMBA State Convention
The 2017 IMBA State Convention was June 12th - 14th at the Morris Inn on Notre Dame's campus!
With 195 registrants enjoyed a successful convention!
Details for this event include:
The IMBA PAC Golf Outing on Monday, June 12th @ the Warren Golf Course
The President's Dinner on June 12th at the Morris Inn will include the installation of our new Board.
Our Trade Show will be on June 13th from 8:00AM - 5:30PM
Presentations on June 13th and June 14th
Speakers at this are;
Rodrigo Lopez, CMB/Mortgage Bankers Association
Rob Chrisman/Chrisman, Inc.
Bill Cosgrove/Union Home Mortgage
Dave Hershman/OriginationPro
Alice Alvey/Union Home Mortgage
Phil Bracken/RADIAN
Stephanie Durflinger/Ellie Mae, and,
Tom Dinwiddie/Wooden & McLaughlin, LLP
For questions on this event, contact IMBA Executive Director, Alan Thorup, at 317-773-7344.
We thank our 2017 IMBA State Convention sponsors who are listed below with hotlinks to their website, and include:


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