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Placement happens to be one of the vital elements of teacher training courses and it always remains a matter of concern for every trainee teacher about to step into the world of teaching. Training to be an educator and finally finding the feet in the world of teaching is rewarding and at the same time challenging. Trainee teachers are expected to take a proactive role when it comes to learning the methodologies and acquiring the knowledge in varied teaching approaches and be prepared for a wide range of placement experiences as placements vary according to locations. Asian College of Teachers puts equal emphasis on all aspects of teacher education including placement. The aim is to provide the trainees with a holistic learning experience so that they are ever prepared to confidently face diverse classrooms across the globe. The trainees who successfully complete the teacher training courses from Asian College of Teachers can look forward to 100% placement assistance.
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ACT is committed to provide a platform for global educators, enrich the world of teacher training and extend the reach to the teaching aspirants far and wide as ACT endeavors to design programs to meet the diverse needs and expectations of aspiring teachers so that they are professionally developed to teach worldwide and connect with the global teaching community. ACT provides complete support when trainees try to gain placements through our partner portals by connecting our current trainees and alumni with the potential employers. Trainees registered with our partner portals can receive job alerts as per their requirements.
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As a leading teacher training, ACT continuously receives teaching vacancies from various schools and educational organizations and ACT in turn posts all those vacancies on its Facebook page ACT Konnect so that all existing students of ACT can get to know about those vacancies and apply accordingly. Since ACT have tie-ups with many Asian and other international schools and institutions around the world, therefore, there is no dearth of teaching jobs and the past as well as present trainees can look forward to a number of job vacancies posted on a regular basis. Apart from this, the trainees can expect all kinds of help in terms of resume designing and interview tips. The candidates can send in their resumes which will be prepared according to the requirements of the trainees so that they stand a better chance at interviews. ACT representatives also call the trainees personally if there is any urgent vacancy and also email vacancy details according to the location preference of the trainees.
Work with our pre-school, Kidify
With our plenty international offices in different parts of the world the trainees can look forward to a robust placement support especially for those who are planning to teach in a foreign location. The trainees enrolling with Asian College of Teachers will automatically be a part of a teaching community and a wide network of employers – schools, institutes and organizations looking for trained teaching professionals. Apart from this, our own pre-school chain Kidify is in an expansion mode which will open the door to great opportunities for pre-school teachers in 2016 and our alumni will get the first preference when it comes to the recruitment of teachers in various teaching positions.


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- Naturally, Ed Wesley is the major highlight of this one for the Frogs. One of the more underrated aspects of the game was following along on my phone as Wesley got closer and closer to approaching 200 yards, which he finally did on his second and last TD in the fourth quarter. For the game he had a career high 209 yards on a workhorse 28 carries, which is the highest rushing total for a TCU back since Joseph Turner in 2007. Shockingly, LT's 406 yard record still stands. Wesley was absolutely unstoppable Saturday night and- here's a stat- out rushed the ENTIRE Air Force team by 25 yards. They're the #1 ranked rushing attack in the country, you know.
- The Backup Offensive Line also played a huge role as two starters were sitting with injuries. We know what happened to Dooley last week in the BYU destruction, but I'm a bit unclear why Roth sat out. No matter, Jeff Olson and Spencer Thompson stepped up and paved the way for Wesley's night. The offensive line did not allow a sack, either. The future is in good shape, although it's good to know that we should be back in business with all of our original starters by the Utah game.
- Jimmy Young went over 2000 yards for his career at TCU. He also got Section V as fired up as it was all night with a couple of well timed menacing glances. Stay real, JY.
- The Defense also played out of its mind for the fourth straight week, finishing the month of October - all league games - giving up 10 points. TOTAL. Patterson's defenses are always highly lauded and recognized... but what the WHAT? Seriously, they had one bad series on the evening when Air Force took their first possession and rolled off an 89 yard scoring drive... and then nothing. Pretty solid for maybe the most non-descript defense we've had under Patterson. Utah scores a lot of points, but they're going to have a hell of a time making any sort of headway in two weeks if our guys keep this up. Their game in Colorado Springs this weekend should be a good bridge-gapping measuring stick.
- UT lost to Iowa State. Well, of course I had to add this one in. Just remember - Iowa State lost to Utah and Oklahoma by a combined score of 120-27 and at one time led UT 28-7. You know what, I can't even blame their fairweather fans at this point... that's just sad.
- Great crowd support on the evening too, as 47,000 Frog faithful showed up despite the elements. I'll be honest - it was looking REALLY bad when I arrived around 4 PM after driving in the most intense rain I've ever had the pleasure of witnessing. But, apparently God has a new team in the Metroplex this year as the heavens opened, the temperatures dropped to 60 degrees and we had one of the most perfect football nights imaginable. It definitely helped that the Rangers had an off night - and apparently Jorge Cantu appreciated this as well - but it's nice to see that our fair weather fans didn't take it literally.
- Clearly the major lowlight here is Kelly Griffin going down with a season ending ankle injury. Griffin was the first freshman to start on a Patterson defense a few years ago, and he and Cory Grant are very integral parts to the success of our run defense. Watching on replay - and judging by Patterson's tight jawed responses in the post game - it suuuuuuure looked like a dirty play to me. To get all technical, Griffin was "engaged" with one blocker and another just came in and dove at his feet and while it didn't look as bad as you'd think, clearly it did the job. From what I understand, Patterson had more than a few words for Troy Calhoun after the game. That said, Jeremy Coleman sure filled in adequately, didn't he? The defense didn't seem to miss a beat at all with the youngster in there plugging up the middle. As you surely know by now, the defense held Air Force to over 160 yards under their season average running the ball, and that doesn't happen if Coleman is in over his head. But still - he's no Kelly Griffin by any means -and not just because he's 20 pounds lighter, although that plays a role - and we can't expect him to have the same kind of impact every single week. It's nice to get a look at your young guys before they're thrown into the fire, but certainly not in this way. Stay strong, KG, and hopefully we'll see you in Glendale post New Years.
- Well, I said if Andy Dalton's body clock stayed tuned, he'd have an off week this week, and his 11/20, 185 yards 1 TD/1INT night certainly backs me up. The interception was troubling because it was just a really, really poorly thrown, Garret Gilbert-esque display and AD should know better. But still, 377 rushing yards makes up for any lags in the passing department, of which Andy himself played an ample role, kicking in 93 yards of his own. However, Andy had the double entendre of the evening after the game with this gem in reference to his 47 yard camper - "I've never seen that much open grass in my life." Considering he just got engaged, I'd imagine that's about to change. Bonus lul'z - he clearly never hung out with James Battle, either.
- We all bitched about it enough in the stands, but how pathetic was Air Force's treatment of Kerley on punt returns? Ok ok - clearly I understand the tactic and it was definitely a smart move based on what he can do... but wasn't it just SO frustrating? I know we all became a little grumpy late in the game when it was 4th and long, we knew what they were up to and STILL didn't put anyone back there... but when you're pitching a near shut out and the offense is rolling up yards like it is, you play it straight. Regardless, Ed Wesley probably doesn't hit 200 if they kick away. It should also be noted they did the same thing on kickoffs, although Kerley still averaged 23 yards per.
That's about all I've got today, sorry for the brevity and lack of cohesive information. That's what the Star-Telegram, minus the Engel's, is for. Hope to have a quick preview of the UNLV game this weekend up before I head that way on Friday, and hopefully a decent spitblood contingent will make it out there as well. Getting Games three and four of the World Series in Vegas is the next best thing to being there.


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The Arizona Supreme Court acted unanimously last fall to reinstate Colleen Mathis to the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, finding that Gov. Jan Brewer's stated reasons for removing her did not rise to the legal standards required.


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Mike Wood scored four goals and added an assist and Keegan Gillis had a goal and two assists to lead the fifth-seeded Tomahawks (16-6) over the fourth-seeded Tigers (17-3). Algonquin will play top-seeded St. John's in a semifinal at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Foley Stadium.
Algonquin 7, Littleton 2
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Islam's ongoing hate for and war on the Christian Cross.
What more evidence is needed to prove that Islam is at war with Christianity than its well documented hatred for the quintessential symbol of Christianity: the Cross?
This recently occurred to me as I was surfing Arabic language videos and websites discussing Christianity—only to encounter one hostile video, fatwa, or sermon after another against the cross.


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had a health scare. Well, so far as they can tell it wasn't a stroke, and there's no sign of a tumor at this point. So they're getting it set up for a neurologist to go over it, and probably(I'd expect) an MRI.
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Island City HD Trailer Stills Feat Vinay Pathak Story Release Date
Check out for the official trailer and HD stills of upcoming Hindi drama movie "Island City". Thr trailer of the movie was released under Drishyam Films banner on 19th August 2016 which has received positive response from critics. The movie has already made its stand in audience and critics where it has made its first premiere at 72nd Venice International Film Festival where director of the movie was awarded with Best Young director award. Suresh Menon has shared the trailer of the movie.
another brilliant movie coming up from @DrishyamFilms
— Suresh Menon (@sureshnmenon) August 20, 2016
The direction of the movie is given by Ruchika Oberoi who has made her directorial debut with the movie. With her directorial venture she is winner of FEDEORA Award in Venice Film Festival. Ruchika has also penned the story of the movie along with its direction. The movie is produced by Nina Lath Gupta under National Film Development Corporation Ltd. banner.
Island City, 2016 upcoming movie which is scheduled to release in theaters on 2nd September 2016 is starring Vinay Pathak, Amruta Subhash and Tannishtha Chatterjee in leading roles. While Ashwin Mushran, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Sameer Kochhar, Uttara Baokar and Sana Amin Sheikh will be in important roles.
The music of the movie is composed by Sagar Desai. While cinematography of the movie is done by Sylvester Fonseca where as editing of the movie is done by Hemanti Sarkar.


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The Land Question
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Once you get pass Julius Malema's ramblings or the fact that whites play the victim card so well, it is easy to forget who the real victims of the new South Africa are. Land is one way to find out. As political scientist Allison Drew recently reported in an analysis of political developments in South Africa: "… Despite the enormous scale of land dispossession – more than 80 per cent of the land was taken by whites compared to some 50 per cent in neighboring Zimbabwe – the government's aim that 30 per cent of agricultural land be redistributed by 2014 is nowhere near being met: by March 2009 some 5 per cent of such land had been transferred."
Director Yoruba Richen's film "Promised Land" (that's the trailer above) follows two black communities in South Africa "… that are trying to get land back from which their ancestors were removed. Through their stories, the epic battle over land and race is played out with very real consequences for all sides"
Promised Land will premiere on the PBS program POV on July 6th.
* The film will also be screened at a sneak preview on April 20, 2010 at the 115th Street Branch library in Harlem at 6:00 p.m., where Yoruba Richen will be available for a community discussion following the screening. There are two other screenings at libraries in New York City before it will be shown on PBS. I am hoping to interview Richen once I've seen the film. So watch this space.


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For Lewis, Forever Ago."
Public transport disgusted me, the smells that travelled throughout the bus were shocking considering the door opened, every so often letting on another set of students or older ladies, men and women on their way to work or crying children with tired parents glancing off into space, an abundance of different smells all mixed together. It wasn't often I travelled via the bus, coaches and trains were much more my 'thing' considering I couldn't drive and my barely used and unfortunately pink mountain bike was miles away with two flat tires that I'd never been bothered to change considering I didn't ride anywhere any more, there was nowhere to ride to anyway. I decided then that I should indefinitely put it in the back of the moving van when I went back to Warwickshire, I might get the chance to adventure here.
I was on my way to a house viewing, hoping that it was the perfect first home to move into, I'd finally saved enough to get myself up north into Greater Manchester, where I'd wanted to live since I was around 12 years old, a child and yet deciding between the mancunian accent or Yarmouth where I could find myself walking across beaches whenever I had spare time, yet I decided Yarmouth would not only be more expensive but that it would be colder. I probably wouldn't appreciate the beach as much if I lived beside it, no; logic told me the North would be better for me, I liked the country atmospheres with short train rides to a big city. In my month after leaving work I'd found myself a new job, so thanks to my new boss' understanding "start next month" meant I would have the September month to find a place, go back to Warwickshire and return to my new apartment with all my things. It was a long process but never the less an exciting new journey for me, leaving so many people behind for a place I barely knew alone? Seemed terrifying, but its what I wanted for so long the idea consumed my terror.
I'd lost myself in my iPod classic, or rather La Dispute. It seemed to distract me from the world, the horrendous bus smell, I flipped it over and rubbed my thumb against it's silver back covered in scratches, 'battle wounds' from its 4 years of service. I only snapped back into reality when my unfocused and one blurry "I should definitely wear at least one contact lens' eye peered through a gap in my chestnut brown hair that had fallen once again in front of my face as I realised the bus had come to a halt, the doors wide open to a small group of people who were clambering on board. I felt sorry for them knowing the driver had just opened the doors and invited on a group of strangers to smell this god awful stench so early in the morning, one that would make travel sickness feel like a breeze to go through, I got that on long car drives so I would know. The buses back in Warwickshire weren't this bad, I mean there was a smell, but it was usually on every bus, common and I guess I'd gotten used to it, the seats were much comfier too, although the view here compensated for that; hills bright green with a hint of mist above them and a semi clear blue sky with the odd greyish cloud here and there, this was way better than 'home' it made me more determined to agree on a house in the next week.
I'd already seen a group of young teenagers pass by my seat on a previous stop, their giggles and excitement as well as their bags filled with what felt like bricks hitting my my arm before pushing each other into seats at the back were hard not to miss, it reminded me of my own school days, it seemed like forever ago. A young woman had slipped past me and sat a few seats back before pulling out her iPhone to pass the time, probably already updating herself on the outside world before having to deal with the people actually around her, it was really early, 7:50am, her short bob and full fringe stayed in place like it had more than enough hairspray holding it together whenever she turned her head, a fur coat wrapped around her and a face like she'd been chewing on a wasp, she definitely didn't want to be here. Someone was holding up the bus, I'd lifted my head and peered past where my fringe didn't go, chewing at my lower lip as I watched the final person frisk himself, continuing to stare due to the low yet fascinating tone of his voice. Mancunian, obviously, but it was different, understandable despite a slight mumble, fitted with a tired and sleepless face.
"Awhh fff..., nevermind I have money on me one sec."
He seemed to of forgotten his bus pass, rookie mistake. I'd presumed he was too hungover to remember to put his bus pass back into his pocket although he looked past caring at this time of the morning, I didn't really blame him.
His nose turned up the second the driver had given him his change, he smelt it too, but seemed to recognise it as somewhat familiar and proceeded to look sickened at the teenagers in the back seats shouting and jumping about, frustrated over their hyperactivity. I agreed, it was way too much for a Monday morning. I turned my head watching him walk past, his feet raising slightly too quickly after each step giving him a skip in his walk bouncing by, I did that too. His eyes were a beautiful dark brown, one that wasn't so dark that the pupil blended in but more of a golden tint, slightly squinting with a darker shadow underneath his lower lids from the lack of sleep. Definitely hungover. He sweeped a wavy fringe out of his face into the rest of his thick dusty brown hair that sat behind his ears.
He sat in the seat across from me, putting his satchel on the seat beside him, I felt almost a little disheartened that he didn't want anyone near him, or maybe he thought no one would want to sit beside him? I would of. No, he definitely didn't look like he wanted human interaction right now. I watched him lift his headphones up from around his neck and over his ears, pulling out his iPhone to find a song, he seemed to find one pretty quick due to a sudden relaxed and calmer look on his face as he sat back slouching into his seat, his foot propped up onto the knee of the other. He glanced over and saw me staring at him. Shit.
It wasn't intentional to be staring at him, well I guess it had. My panic made it seem less innocent than it originally was. I could feel him looking at me so I flicked through my iPod, hands trembling per usual, like I hadn't already looked enough like an idiot. It felt like ages had passed so I looked back up, meeting his eyes greeting mine in confusion. I smiled awkwardly and looked away again but just enough so I could still see him in the corner of my eye, I couldn't tell anymore if he was staring at me like I was him, or if he'd switched off into his own world until his lips curled up into a slight smile, his lower lip more pouty than its brother as he turned away.
I never usually stare at people, he was just oddly fascinating to watch, I enjoyed people watching, wondering the stories behind the variety of faces. There was something about this stranger that stood out to me, I couldnt decide why but there was something there that intrigued me, I felt oddly attracted to him. Maybe it was my love and adoration for bearded men, his framed his jawline and went just slightly above the top of his neck, there was a small tuft framed by his beard that sat beneath the centre of that pouty lower lip which I loved. It looked neat, one that you could brush your hand against and have it not feel like the bottom of a garden broom against your skin, infact it looked rather soft. He was tall, maybe 6ft? Broad too, not the kind of 'muscles bulging from everywhere' broad, but broad shoulders broad. He was an unusual kind of handsome, "It's the shirt and tie" I told myself, thats whats making him attractive, making me stare in awe, although that tie is a little bit wonky, my slight obsessive compulsive disorder kicking in, I really wanted to straighten it out for him.
It was like he'd heard me speak in my mind. He pulled his passenger seat satchel buddy onto his lap opening it and pulling out a cream coloured jumper from his bag that he'd tried to fold in beside a large laptop. The jumper loosened up like it could finally breathe again as he grabbed each sleeve end of his shirt, tucking them between finger and thumb avoiding that annoying and common rolling up the arm, before pulling it above his head and struggle as he forgot to take his headphones off and fell to the front of his face. He couldn't see me smiling, but I was. The jumper fit nicely around his frame hugging him, it suited considering it was pretty cold for September. He pulled the headphone cord back through his jumper and fiddled with his collar until it was placed neatly above, finally zipping up his bag and placing it beside him, he looked relaxed again. It wasn't his shirt and tie.
I'd completely forgotten about the rowdy teenagers until they scrambled off, despite the fact they were practically bouncing off the walls, I'd been too distracted to acknowledge them, the same with the woman in the fur coat, she must of snuck off whilst I was pretending to pick another song, scrolling through my ipod with a flash of artists names going through my eye sight at 100mph. I turned my music down since there was no need to cover any voices, I could still hear the sound of cars passing by, and a muffled sound of music that wasn't mine. I looked around the bus, but it was just me and the young guy sat across from me.
Madeons Ellie Goulding - Stay Awake mix, I'd finally recognised what he was listening to when my own music had faded out into silence. His foot tapped across his knee to the song but his face remained straight, silently mumbling words every now and then and tilting his head side to side accompanied by the odd raised eyebrow. He was cute, there were very light freckles placed delicately across his rounded cheeks and slightly crooked nose. I really needed to stop staring, but his face kept drawing me in, finding little things about him that made me chew my lip more in fascination. My stop was soon; very soon, but for some reason I felt glued to the seat. Telling myself to stop staring I pulled my own satchel onto my lap, searching for something, anything to help me.
I briefly scribbled against my bus ticket with an old unchewed biro I'd found in my bag, luckily it was working and writing in a rushed but neat matter, I finally placed the pen in my bag before doing it back up, clipping the opening back into place. I folded the bus ticket between my fingers waiting for the bus to stop. My head was working overtime at that second, as per usual consumed with worry and anxiety. Do I? Don't I? He's not looking he's not bothered, I'm just another stranger on this awful smelling bus that he has to put up with. I was near panic attack over a stranger who I'd felt oddly attracted to. My heart falling to my stomach. A stranger that I'd made eye contact with and recognised a piece of music that he enjoyed, what was wrong with me? If I did I knew I'd worry the rest of the day but if I didn't I'd regret it. This was my stop.
The doors opened and I walked towards them, as I saw others getting on I had a minute or two.
Fuck it.
If he didn't care then he wouldn't reply. I quickly rushed back to see the handsome strangers eyes light up in confusion before handing him the ticket I'd received not 15 minutes ago, he looked better up close. Everything I'd noticed about him previously was clearer, more defined. He took the ticket from my hand and I smiled politely. His brows furrowed in confusion, if I knew him I'd almost be certain he was slightly pissed off at me, as he pulled off his headphones I contemplated snatching it back from him, it was too late now. My ticket between his finger and thumb just like his own that I'd watched him stuff into his pocket previously. I could feel my face burning up and an awkward smile forming, turning just as a slight tired smile formed on his own.
Relief. I walked off the bus just as the doors were closing, I turned my eyes towards him and got to see him open up my note, my bus ticket, the corners of his lips turned up, his fringe falling back into the front of his face and his eyes a little more awake reading. Seeing the handsome strangers face one more time before the bus disappeared from sight. My body turned to watch the bus drive away as I clumsily walked backwards risking walking into someone or something. I tucked my own hair behind my ear. "Smile handsome, school kids are fuckers, so are Mondays! Surely Madeon helps though? x" followed by my number.
Fuck. I forgot I'd bought a return ticket and that was it. Now I'm going to have to pay for a single again to get back and worry that I just made someone feel incredibly awkward. This house better be good, I need my feet on the ground, and a brew.
The house was perfect. Everything a 21 year old would want. One bedroom, one bathroom, large garden and kitchen/dining room as well as a decent sized front room. I was most excited about the front garden though, I knew I wanted to get myself a hammock, or one of them bench swings, I could sit out here and read all day providing it wasn't raining, place it under the tree and tidy it up, perfect, my hands shook. It was mine in 7 days.
My phone went off, a text message. Probably my best friend asking how the house hunt was going, he liked to regularly check up on me and my current status,what I was doing and if I was well. No? An unrecognisable number. The stranger? Definitely not. He probably chucked the ticket and went on with his day. Most likely Three telling me new mobile offers or Dominoes who liked to regularly text me deals. I sort of hoped so, celebratory pizza was on the cards for sure.
"Hello! Sorry I didn't text sooner, the joys of work and morning meetings! Mondays are fuckers! Did you not need this bus ticket to get home? I could return it after I finish work at the same bus stop you got off if you're still around? Lewis - The super handsome bus guy with excellent music taste x'.
How could I say no to a guy who had already made me laugh in his first text? Or more so I was desperate to know him, to hear his voice again, maybe ask if he'd like to share this celebratory pizza with me later? Maybe. I was so excited to even make a friend that I didn't even stick to the waiting a while to text back rule.
"No worries! I'm surprised you even replied at all. I was worried it might of been forward, haha. Lewis? My favourite name ;) That would save me buying another! Thankyouuuu! What time? Kirst x"


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Mount Kosciuszko
|Mount Kosciuszko
View of Mount Kosciuszko from the east
|2,228 m (7,310 ft)[1]
|2,228 m (7,310 ft)
|Seven Summits
|New South Wales, Australia
|Great Dividing Range / Main Range
|36°27′21.53″S 148°15′48″E / 36.4559806°S 148.26333°ECoordinates: 36°27′21.53″S 148°15′48″E / 36.4559806°S 148.26333°E
|First ascent
|1840 by Paweł Edmund Strzelecki
|Easiest route
|Walk (dirt road)
Mount Kosciuszko is the highest mountain in Australia. The mountain is 2,228 m (7,310 ft) above sea level.[2] The mountain is in the south east corner of New South Wales, where it is part of the Great Dividing Range. The Indigenous Australians called the whole mountain Tar-gan-gil.[2] The first European to discover the mountain was the Polish explorer, Count Paul Strzelecki in 1840.[2] He named it Kosciuszko after the Polish patriot, Thaddeus Kosciuszko (1746 - 1817).[3]
Mount Kosciuszko is now part of the large Koscuiszko National Park.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Kosciuszko National Park". Australian Alps National Parks. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Southerden, Louise (6 February 2010). "Mount Kosciuszko". Mount Kosciuszko. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ↑ Rygielski, Janusz (2011). "Who was Kosciuszko?". Mount Kosciuszko. Retrieved 16 June 2012.


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POLICE raided a house in Hawthorn Road, Galashiels, at the weekend and later said they had recovered herbal cannabis valued at £350.
After Saturday's noon search, a police spokesman said the occupier, a 23-year-old man, had been charged with possession and being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug.
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COMFREY Overview Information
Comfrey is a plant. Even though this plant contains poisonous chemicals called pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs), the leaf, root, and root-like stem (rhizome) are used to make medicine. The amount of PAs found in comfrey changes according to the time of harvesting and the age of the plant. The roots have 10 times higher amounts of PAs than the leaves. Some products labeled "common comfrey" or Symphytum officinale actually contain the more poisonous "prickly comfrey" (Symphytum asperum) or "Russian comfrey" (Symphytum x uplandicum) species.
Comfrey is used as a tea for upset stomach, ulcers, heavy menstrual periods, diarrhea, bloody urine, persistent cough, painful breathing (pleuritis), bronchitis, cancer, and chest pain (angina). It is also used as a gargle for gum disease and sore throat.
Comfrey is applied to the skin for ulcers, wounds, joint inflammation, bruises, rheumatoid arthritis, swollen veins (phlebitis), gout, and fractures.
How does it work?
The chemicals in comfrey might have a healing effect and reduce inflammation when applied to the skin. However, comfrey contains toxic chemicals that can be absorbed through the skin.
COMFREY Uses & Effectiveness
Possibly Effective for:
- Back pain. Applying a specific comfrey extract (Kytta-Salbe f by Merck Selbstmedikation GmbH) to the affected area for 5 days seems to decrease lower or upper back pain.
- Osteoarthritis. Applying a specific comfrey extract (Kytta-Salbe f) to the affected area for 3 weeks or applying a specific cream containing comfrey extract, tannic acid, Aloe vera gel, eucalyptus oil, and frankincense oil (4Jointz) to the affected are for 12 weeks seems to decrease pain in people with kneeosteoarthritis.
- Sprains. Early research suggests that applying comfrey ointment to the affected area for up to 2 weeks improves mobility, decreases pain, and reduces tenderness and swelling of sprains. The effect of comfrey ointment in relieving pain and reducing swelling seems to be comparable to the effects of diclofenac gel. Most of the studies have used a specific comfrey ointment that is low in pyrrolizidine alkaloids (Kytta-Salbe f).
Insufficient Evidence for:
- Bruises. Early research suggests that applying comfrey directly to the skin for 2 weeks might decrease pain and tenderness of bruises.
- Skin ulcers.
- Wounds.
- Broken bones.
- Heavy menstrual periods.
- Diarrhea.
- Cough.
- Sore throat.
- Gum disease.
- Joint pain.
- Chest pain.
- Cancer.
- Inflammation (pain and swelling).
- Other conditions.
COMFREY Side Effects & Safety
Comfrey is POSSIBLY SAFE for most people when applied to unbroken skin in small amounts for less than 10 days. It's important to remember that the poisonous chemicals in comfrey can pass through the skin. Absorption of these chemicals increases if the skin is broken or if large amounts are applied.
Comfrey is LIKELY UNSAFE for anyone when taken by mouth. It contains chemicals (pyrrolizidine alkaloids, PAs) that can cause liver damage, lung damage, and cancer. The FDA has recommended removal of oral comfrey products from the market.
Special Precautions & Warnings:Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Comfrey is LIKELY UNSAFE to take by mouth or apply to the skin if you are pregnant or breast-feeding. In addition to causing liver damage and possibly cancer, the PAs in comfrey might also cause birth defects. Even topical use is unwise, since the PAs can be absorbed through the skin.
Broken or damaged skin: Don't apply comfrey to broken or damaged skin. Doing so might expose you to large amounts of the chemicals in comfrey that can cause liver damage and other serious health effects.
Liver disease: There is a concern that comfrey might make liver disease worse. Don't use comfrey if you have any problems with your liver.
COMFREY Interactions
Major Interaction Do not take this combination
- Medications that can harm the liver (Hepatotoxic drugs) interacts with COMFREY
Comfrey might harm the liver. Taking comfrey along with medication that might also harm the liver can increase the risk of liver damage. Do not take comfrey if you are taking a medication that can harm the liver.
Some medications that can harm the liver include acetaminophen (Tylenol and others), amiodarone (Cordarone), carbamazepine (Tegretol), isoniazid (INH), methotrexate (Rheumatrex), methyldopa (Aldomet), fluconazole (Diflucan), itraconazole (Sporanox), erythromycin (Erythrocin, Ilosone, others), phenytoin (Dilantin), lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor), and many others.
Moderate Interaction Be cautious with this combination
- Medications that increase the breakdown of other medications by the liver (Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) inducers) interacts with COMFREY
Comfrey is broken down by the liver. Some chemicals that form when the liver breaks down comfrey can be harmful. Medications that cause the liver to break down comfrey might enhance the toxic effects of chemicals contained in comfrey.
Some of these medicines include carbamazepine (Tegretol), phenobarbital, phenytoin (Dilantin), rifampin, rifabutin (Mycobutin), and others.
COMFREY Dosing
The appropriate dose of comfrey depends on several factors such as the user's age, health, and several other conditions. At this time there is not enough scientific information to determine an appropriate range of doses for comfrey. Keep in mind that natural products are not always necessarily safe and dosages can be important. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult your pharmacist or physician or other healthcare professional before using.


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AW-424 indoor/outdoor speaker.
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NORWOOD, MASS (price and finish updated 5/13/13)-- Atlantic Technology
has introduced its first indoor/outdoor speaker, the AW-424.
The new speaker brings a fresh approach to solving the problems
associated with conventional outdoor speakers. It utilizes dual
4 1/2-inch woofers flanking a special weather-resistant version
of Atlantic's highly-regarded 1-inch soft dome tweeter for the
responsiveness and high power handling required for outdoor speakers.
The AW-424 is designed for vertical or horizontal mounting. Its
woofer-tweeter-woofer configuration provides control over the
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listening area.
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Owens Valley dust lawsuit lands in Fresno
Los Angeles is suing the air district in the Owens Valley, asking a federal court to say enough is enough. LA has spent $1.2 billion on settling the dust at the dried Owens Lake, the lawsuit says, and it's time to back off.
This is part of the infamous LA water grab a century ago when the big city drained the Owens Valley and turned the lake into a dust bowl. LA has been paying for years to control billowing dust storms in the lake bed.
The suit was filed this month at the U.S. District Court in Fresno. Given the turmoil over Owens Valley in the past, it is very interesting reading. You can read it here: owenslake.
The lawsuit, which names the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District, makes it sound like this has been a contentious affair for the last few years. Now it's downright nasty.
LA says the district is keeping a $2 million pot of the city's money — basically an unlawful extra fund that came from overpayments. The district also tried to fund a legal war chest by assessing $500,000 in supplemental fees to LA, the lawsuit alleges.


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Peter Drucker one of the most respected and defiantly one of the most profound management thinkers, management gurus of all times said that the world is flat. The interconnectivity of the organizations be it a MNC, government affairs, money in general has made the thought of Peter Drucker come true. Why this interconnectivity is good or bad is a debatable point where people have their own stance. Was the relations amongst the nations prior to this interconnectivity more fragile or it has become more fragile now.
What are the pros and cons of free markets is being debated every now and then. Be it the Asian bond crises of 1997 or the US economic crisis 2008 or to a greater extent what the world is dealing with right now known as the Euro crisis.
To start with money has no colour, it chases return, making money by using money. It may be good and bad depending upon the timing. With the advent of the free markets money got the mobility, from developed nations to the developing nations. Take for example the Malaysia , Taiwan who liberalized there way back and saw multinationals flooding in and bringing along huge investments. Along with that multinational financial institutions pour in the money into the financial markets, taking sentiments to new highs.
Now todays scenario is that the BRICS Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa are the emerging engine to the world economy, they the future hope to the world economy. Both in terms of market as for consumption and market as for labour force and investments. As aforesaid money has no colour and it chases returns, things can get real messy.
The notable point is that what happened in between the period 2008-09, did Indian market became suddenly so unattractive that they flushed down all the money. All the FII otherwise the foreign institutional investors generally multinational banks who were at the verge of extinction pulled out all their investments from everywhere they had invested in to safe guard their existence. Once again when the Federal Reserve introduced the QE the banks regained confidence. With lots of money on their balance sheets they again turned towards the emerging nations to make some profitable investments. This can be seen in the period 2010 and 2011. Although after the first quarter of the 2011 the Indian market started to lose sheen because of the inflation which in turn lead the RBI to raise the interest rates which in turn decreased the corporate earnings.
So what can we expect here on is that the RBI has signaled that it will not raise the key interest rates any more and is thinking of reducing the same. This will revive the earnings of the company and then the market can see fund coming again.
The thing that can be observed is that the p/e of the market is cyclic and it can this year provide the opportunity to long term and medium term investors to make some investments.
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The Social Security Annual Statistical Supplement, 2013 is now available.
The Supplement includes more than 240 statistical tables providing comprehensive data on programs administered by the Social Security Administration. These are Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) ) programs and the separate Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program.
Information includes beneficiary counts, benefit amounts, trust fund status, program summaries and legislative histories to help you understand these programs.
In addition to Social Security administered programs, information is presented about the major health care programs, Medicare and Medicaid, and other social insurance programs, including workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, temporary disability insurance, Black Lung benefits and veterans' benefits.
With so much information available, it is likely that some part of the Supplement will interest you.
Table of contents: http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2013/index.html
Highlights: http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2013/highlights.html
Many information snippets are here, including about unemployment, workers' compensation veterans' benefits are. For example:
- About 56.8 million persons received Social Security benefits for December 2012, an increase of 1,353,705 (2.4 percent) since December 2011. Seventy percent were retired workers and their spouses and children, 11 percent were survivors of deceased workers, and 19 percent were disabled workers and their spouses and children.
- OASDI benefit awards in calendar year 2012 totaled 5,654,668, including 2,735,007 to retired workers, 511,524 to their spouses and children, and 885,060 to survivors of insured workers. Benefits were awarded to 960,206 disabled workers and to 562,871 of their spouses and children.
Trust fund section: http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2013/4a.html
Current beneficiary information: http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2013/5a.html
Beneficiaries by state: http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2013/5j.html
Information about people working and paying into Social Security: http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2013/4b.html
Veterans' benefits: http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2013/veterans.html and http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2013/9f.html


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Effingham County's first farmers market will be held from 4 -7 p.m. today, at the former Springfield Ford building in Rincon, underneath the pavilion next to AutoShine.
Seasonal produce, meats, eggs, breads, jam and jellies - all from Effingham and surrounding-county vendors - will be available for purchase by the public.
Madrac Farms, which operates a fresh market Wednesday through Saturday at the same location, will host the event every Thursday through the summer.
"We are hoping to attract a large portion of Effingham County residents with the great vendors we have signed up already," said Melissa Reagan, owner of Madrac Farms.
"The idea of the market is to support local agriculture, and by doing so, the customer is buying directly from their neighbor, which saves them money, puts money into the local community, reduces everyone's carbon footprint, and their local fare is less likely to be sprayed with preservatives or harsh chemicals," she said.
Certified organic farmers, cattlemen, strawberry farmers and egg farmers along with a host of local bakers and a few art vendors have already signed up for the farmer's market.
For a complete list of vendors, go to the Effingham County farmer's market page on Facebook.
"As the summer months approach, we know the market will grow as more local farmers start harvesting summer crops like watermelon, tomatoes and peppers," Reagan said.
She said the market will be a true farmers market, with only local farmers and producers allowed to be vendors and with everyone selling only things that they grow or produce.
Limited space is open to craft vendors.
Free parking is available at the old dealership.
Anyone wishing to sign up as a vendor can contact Reagan at 912-704-7651 or by email at email@example.com.
Madrac Farms offers a produce pack, which is a fresh bag of fruits, vegetables, herbs and homemade bread to customers' doorsteps. The business gets its name from Melissa's daughters, Madelyn and Rachel. The farm is owned and operated by Melissa and her husband Guerry.


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NORTH NEWTON, KAN. – Spending a week doing home repair in the bayous of southern Louisiana was "more relaxing than a trip to Montreal."
That was the opinion of Chuck Regier, curator of exhibits at Bethel College's Kauffman Museum. Regier, his wife Cindy Bertsche Regier and mdaughter Emma Regier accompanied eight Bethel College students to a Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) work site at Pointe aux Chenes during the college's spring break, March 18-24. The Regier family had thought about traveling to Canada for the break, but decided to join the Bethel service trip instead.
Last year, the service trip location was in New Orleans, only a couple of miles from the center of the city. That work, also under MDS, was mostly cleanup as a direct result of Hurricane Katrina, which had occurred just a little over six months earlier.
This time, the predominantly Native American and Cajun community of Pointe aux Chenes showed the effects of Hurricane Rita more than Katrina – but, as the students learned, long-term poverty and years of economic devastation from oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico had left the most profound marks.
"When are you doing disaster relief and when are you doing development?" was a challenging question the group heard from one of the longer-term MDS workers.
In their few days on site, the Bethel group put up insulation and plywood, built a shed, did painting and roofing, dug ditches for water and sewer lines, leveled an area underneath a raised house in preparation for pouring a concrete slab, and helped to bolt one of the elevated houses down for future hurricane protection.
They also got a tour of a shrimp boat, made friends with neighborhood dogs, received their first mosquito bites of the season and ate shrimp gumbo that a local woman makes for the MDS unit every Thursday, that Cindy Regier said "was better than in a restaurant." On the Tuesday evening of their stay, they joined about 100 other workers from various volunteer groups in the area that week – including student groups from Kansas City, Manhattan and Salina – for an evening of rice and beans and Cajun music put on by the local Lions Club in appreciation for the help.
Although several in the group had gone on service trips before, this was the first such experience for Will Peterson, freshman from Bonner Springs, and the furthest he had been from home. "It was good to experience a new place, and it was fun. I would definitely do it again," he said.
"I was impressed with how well everything worked [out], in spite of difficulties," said Regier.
"We got a lot done – everything MDS wanted us to do in a week," said Emily Kerbs, senior from Newton. Leanne Reimer, freshman from Hesston, added, "Three families will have better homes because of our efforts."
In addition to Kerbs, Peterson and Reimer, the students who went on the Bethel College spring service trip were Rosie Hamman-Hartkop, sophomore from Lima, Ohio, Emily Piper, sophomore from North Newton, Heather Robertsen, freshman from Newton, Matthew Root, sophomore from Topeka, and Robert Weaver, senior from Wichita.
Bethel College is a four-year liberal arts college affiliated with Mennonite Church USA. Founded in 1887, it is the oldest Mennonite college in North America. Bethel is known for its academic excellence and has been named a Top Tier college by U.S. News & World Report every year since 1998. For more information, see the Bethel web site at www.bethelks.edu.
Work as witness to the world
Will, Rosie, Chuck, site leader Maurice from Seattle and I completed our assignment for our first house today. We installed insulation and then put plywood over it. This is normally not a difficult task. Down here in the bayou, however, everything is different.
Our job became more than ordinary insulation work because we were doing it on scaffolding 17 feet off the ground. To be better prepared for the next tropical storm, this house was raised 17 feet and built to withstand 150 mph winds. It is held up by 16 steel ropes and 16 giant wooden pillars sunk into the equivalent of 11 cement trucks worth of concrete.
The man who will be living in the house is Mr. Deme, who currently stays across the street in a very small, rundown house with metal sheets for the roof. He has lost the ability to use his legs due to disease and gets around the neighborhood in a golf cart.
We have enjoyed talking to the two friendly local plumbers who are also working on this house (which we call "Sky House"). Each day, they bring us single-serving iced apple pies from the convenience store. They speak Cajun, a combination of French, English and Spanish.
I have now done three "tours of duty in the service" (Mennonite Disaster Service). My first MDS trip was to inner-city Houston after Hurricane Allison in 2001. My second was to New Orleans in 2006 after Hurricane Katrina. I spent spring break this year at Pointe aux Chenes, La., rebuilding houses damaged by Hurricane Rita.
The area where we were this year is deep in the Louisiana bayou. We stayed in a Baptist church on one of the many "fingers" of this bayou. At our work sites, the Gulf on each side and the cool ocean breeze kept the hordes of bugs away (most of the time).
There were clear contrasts between this year and last that were apparent to me as the only returner. Instead of being in the middle of New Orleans, we were eight miles from the closest gas station and miles from the nearest "city" (Houma, La.). We went to bed very early every night and never left the compound. Last year, we took the van and went on adventures downtown a couple of evenings.
One morning at devotions, Will thanked God for even the mosquitoes and bugs. The verse he chose to read was Romans 5, which talks about how suffering leads to perseverance which leads to character which leads to hope. When we got to our work site that morning, the bugs were swarming everywhere for the first time that week. We gave Will a hard time about his prayer. What I learned from the experience is to appreciate the standard prayers requesting good fortune, God's blessing and protection.
When I was preparing for an MDS trip in high school, my pastor, Lois Harder, shared about her father who had worked at anti-poverty efforts. She told us that we have to realize that what we are doing is like putting a Band-Aid on cancer. We can't solve the systemic problems of poverty by ourselves or clean up the entire city of New Orleans. Often the line between anti-poverty work and disaster relief if very blurry. The houses I helped to rebuild on my three trips were falling apart long before any hurricane.
Despite the overwhelming nature and constant state of disaster that is poverty, I keep doing what I do because it is the right thing to do. Our task is to serve as a witness is the world. If it catches on and others do more to help – great. If governments choose to stop cutting $99 million dollars to levee strengthening instead of paying $15 billion for hurricane relief, great. If not, we keep doing what we do because it is the right thing to do and it is our job to serve as a witness for what is right, despite all other factors and frustrations.
Robert Weaver, Wichita, is a senior majoring in history.
Group effort makes service more enjoyable
by Leanne Reimer
Pointe aux Chenes wasn't exactly what I had anticipated. I expected the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita still to be strongly prevalent. However, other than the partially submerged boats along the bayou, there weren't overwhelming reminders of the damage the hurricanes had caused.
However, in spite of the lack of visual damage, we couldn't help but observe that many of the homes were of terribly poor quality. Our work with Mennonite Disaster Service in Pointe aux Chenes wasn't so much hurricane cleanup as an effort of reconstruction.
Upon arrival, we were split into three groups to work on projects at three different locations. My group, consisting of Cindy and Emma Regier, Emily Piper and Emily Kerbs, began the week leveling ground in preparation for concrete to be poured the following week. The house where we were doing this was being built for an elderly man, introduced to us as Mr. Andrew, and his wife. The work was sometimes frustrating because the clay-like mud made digging difficult and people were continuously walking over the work we had just completed.
As the week continued, our jobs changed and we were joined by people who had been working on other projects. There were times that I felt ineffective because of the sheer number of people working at the site. Often, the number of workers surpassed the number needed for the jobs we had been given.
Our group was not the only one volunteering with MDS that week. Three men from the church that was sponsoring Mr. Andrew's house were there, along with Joe Mast from Arkansas who had previously volunteered but felt called to come back. I had the pleasure of working with Joe installing doors over the attic holes in Sky House (one of the other work sites) and Mr. Andrew's house. Joe is a semi-retired carpenter and was thoroughly enjoyable to get to know and work with.
Although the work was sometimes tedious, the volunteers I worked with made the overall experience good. That is not to say I wouldn't change anything about the week – there was room for improvement. However, I prefer to focus on the positive aspects of the trip and what it has taught me rather than dwell on the negative aspects I can no longer change.
I learned that even if the work you're doing is not enjoyable, the knowledge of how it will benefit someone is very gratifying. You have to look at the final result – what your work will mean. Instead of thinking "I'm gluing plastic pipes together, I'm sweaty and I'm getting eaten alive by bugs," you can tell yourself "What I'm doing will bring clean water to this house so the people living there can wash and cook."
Leanne Reimer is a first-year student from Hesston.


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Glenn Meads • Blackpool, Bolton, Chester, Lancaster, Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, Salford • 20 Jan 2010
Get ready to be thrilled as The Chinese State Circus return to The Lowry with their brand new action-packed production.
Marvel as the world's greatest acrobats join forces with the undisputed masters of martial arts, stretching the limits of human achievement. Narrated by the Monkey King, one of the most famous characters in Chinese folklore, this spectacular show brings together the martial arts warriors from the Shaolin Temple and the Tai An Acrobatic Troupe.
Featuring world-class acrobatics, gymnastics and martial arts from the famous Shaolin Warriors, the show includes back-flipping acrobats spiraling through rotating hoops, a dizzying succession of plate-spinning divas, candelabra-balancing knotted contortionists, swinging Chinese pole balancing, beautiful Beijing bicycle balancers and a stunning performance of the Lion Dance.
The Chinese State Circus arrive at the Lowry from 27 - 31 January.
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NORTH NEWTON, KAN. – Mid-America Arts Alliance, a regional arts organization serving cultural organizations in its member states of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas, has selected Kauffman Museum at Bethel College as one of 17 Kansas arts centers and museums to participate in the Hands-on Experiential Learning Project (HELP).
HELP provides arts and culture organizations with on-site, affordable learning opportunities that further skills in areas critical to successful nonprofits.
Rachel Pannabecker, director of Kauffman Museum, commented, "We are very pleased to have been chosen for this project. We try very hard to make our organization a vital part of our community. Receiving hands-on training to assist us in our efforts is a real privilege."
HELP is a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance's Professional Development division, which develops and provides institutional advancement, capacity building and professional development opportunities for Mid-America's constituents. HELP combines workshops, on-site consultant visits and online tutorials to assist arts centers and museums in goal-setting and evaluation.
Participating organizations will concentrate on improvements related to nonprofit governance. Training will be directed to the Kauffman Museum board of directors and museum professional staff and will focus on essential components of good governance.
Other Kansas communities selected for participation include: Arkansas City, Bonner Springs, Blue Rapids, Dodge City, Emporia, Garden City, Goodland, Independence, Junction City, Kansas City, Lawrence, Liberal, Manhattan, St. Francis and Wichita.
Mid-America Arts Alliance is implementing HELP in Kansas in partnership with the Kansas Arts Commission and with generous support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, The Ross and Marianna Beach Foundation and the Capitol Federal Foundation.
For more information, please contact Rachel Pannabecker at Kauffman Museum, 316-283-1612.


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Hydraulic battery is compact device capable to store/restore hydraulic energy. Full name of this new device
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Hydraulic battery, as new energy storage system, has around half the instalation/packaging volume of the standard system with separate hydraulic accumulators. In addition, hydraulic battery will allow higher level of the integration of the hydraulic hybrid transmissions components and this will allow further reduction of the overall packaging/installation volume. Therefore, hydraulic battery can be seen as
important step toward the introduction of the hydraulic hybrid solutions into the small vehicles.
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"Buckwild" Star Shain Gandee Found Dead: 911 Call Released
(KANAWHA COUNTY, W. Va.) -- The man who found Buckwild star Shain Gandee's body and that of two other men called 911 to report he had discovered "three dead people," and broke down as he told the dispatcher what had happened.
"Oh my God....Oh, Jesus," the man, a friend of Gandee's who'd been involved in a search for him, said to the 911 operator at around 11:30 a.m. on Monday.
Gandee, 21, of Sissonville, W. Va., had not been seen since he and his uncle, David Gandee, 48, left a bar at around 3 a.m. Sunday to go four-wheeling near his home.
The Buckwild star was found behind the wheel of a Ford Bronco SUV that was partially submerged in mud. The muffler was completely covered by mud.
Gandee's uncle and a third man, Donald Robert Myers, 27, were also inside the car. Autopsy results showed that the three men died of carbon monoxide poisoning, police said Tuesday.
The deaths have been ruled accidental.
On the audio of the 911 call, the caller identified Gandee and his uncle to the female dispatcher, saying: "They're up on a hill in a mud hole....We've been looking for them for two days. Oh my God."
The dispatcher asked if there were any visible signs of trauma or any evidence of drugs in the SUV, and the caller said no. Then, the dispatcher asked if he was sure that the men were dead.
"They're definitely not breathing, correct?" she asked, and he replied: "No ma'am, they're not."
"Are they cold to [the] touch?" she asked.
"Yes, they are," he said, adding that they didn't have a pulse.
The dispatcher asked the caller to meet the paramedics and take them to the location of the SUV.
Buckwild is a reality TV series that follows the lives of Shain Gandee and his friends and family. The program airs on MTV, which confirmed on Tuesday that it would suspend production of the series.
In a statement to ABC News, MTV said it was "shocked and saddened" by the deaths.
"Shain had a magnetic personality, with a passion for life that touched everyone he met and we will miss him dearly," the statement added.
Friends had planned to stage a benefit Wednesday to raise money for Shain Gandee's parents, Dale and Loretta Gandee.
"Shain's dad lost his son and his brother, two people very important to him in his life, in the same day," Ashlee Gandee, 32, Shain's second cousin, told ABC News on Tuesday. "They're taking it hard, as they should be."
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