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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1480639700570266576.post2218517499750730911..comments2017-05-20T21:07:26.458-07:00Comments on JP's Indycar Blog: When Marty and Milka are Ready but Simona and John aren't…firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1480639700570266576.post-19038492169980085302010-01-20T07:54:38.460-08:002010-01-20T07:54:38.460-08:00Best analysis of the issue to date. The rather ar...Best analysis of the issue to date. The rather arbitrary nature of this ruling smacks of conspiracy - or at least a chance to belittle the Atlantics series. I hope the IICS relents and lets her on the ovals without having to do FIL oval races.tbrunnhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1480639700570266576.post-42846880858934007742010-01-17T18:10:57.732-08:002010-01-17T18:10:57.732-08:00It does seem a bit strange that IndyCar wouldn'...It does seem a bit strange that IndyCar wouldn't allow Simona to come in when they allowed Marty, Milka & Mike-as well as Mario Moraes and E.J. Viso-however, it is their series. If that is what they want, then that is how it shall have to be, unless Simona wants to sue the series, which would only create ill will which is not needed.

Jose, Atlantics already discredited itself by not paying its teams last year, hence the decision by Newman Wachs to possibly join the IndyCar ladder.Edwardhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1480639700570266576.post-50656661776657463542010-01-17T09:09:07.558-08:002010-01-17T09:09:07.558-08:00Simona's case is a directly way and unethical ...Simona's case is a directly way and unethical form by the people of ICS to discredit Atlantics.

On the case of Conway, after he won the British F3 champion he competed in the GP2 Series for two years.

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President of EA labels, Frank Gibeau, talks extensively in a new interview about the upcoming transition into the next-generation of gaming. He talks about EA's business models, the future of the industry business models as well as what he believes will be the new Golden Age of gaming.
GameIndustry.biz has a well-written rundown of Gibeau's business exposition about the future of gaming where Gibeau states...
"I've been in the industry for a fair bit of time, and looking at the chaos that people perceive is happening out there right now, frankly, from my perspective, the underlying opportunities are so huge that we're about to embark on a whole new golden age of gaming,"
GI writer Matthew Handrahan makes the astute observation that EA's GamesCom booth is riddled with been-there, done-that. Sequelitis.
There's nothing new or innovative coming out this fall or early next year from EA for home consoles. Yet, at the same time it's rumored that the next-gen machines from Microsoft and Sony are on the horizon for a fall 2013 and fall 2014 release.
Gibeau actually has an explanation for why there are so many sequels and why this latter half of the seventh gen of gaming has been riddled with age-old concepts, dumb-down gameplay and one sequel too many, saying...
"...if you look at the market dynamics, as much as there's a desire for new IP, the market doesn't reward new IP this late in the cycle; they end up doing okay, but not really breaking through. We have to shepherd the time that our developers spend, as well as the money that we spend on development in a positive way, so we're focused on bringing out a bunch of new IPs around the next generation of hardware."
So why is it that Journey was the best selling and fastest selling game on the PlayStation Network? And how is it that MineCraft for the Xbox 360 managed to move more copies than Protoype 2 did across the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC?
Gibeau's logic and reasoning is highly flawed or he's just using PR speak to hype up the importance of EA's upcoming games. Sales for new and innovative games seem to fall in favor of new IP, not rehashes. Of course the Call of Dutys and Halos will sell, they're mainstream brands with established brand recognition. But just because you're dolling out sequels doesn't mean they're going to sell more than new IP. This just goes to show that Gibeau is trying to measure success based on marketing data and not the perception a title has within the actual gaming community.
From there, Frank switches gears on how IP can be used in various business models, reiterating the company's new policy on focusing attention on the freemium model, stating that...
"From my perspective, I don't see free-to-play slowing down because it works on so many levels,"
The thing is, free-to-play does not guarantee success. F2P titles shut down all the time because of waning or lacking player interest. Games such as Metal Assault, NIDA Online and just recently, City of Heroes, all met their end due to waning interest. One excuse or the other can be used to justify why these games shutdown, but it still circles back around that just because a game is free-to-play does not equate to guaranteed success.
A lot of gamers are also picking up a rather averse reaction to games that are free-to-play due to the stigma that it usually turns into pay-to-win, or whoever has the most money to spend in the cash shop usually comes out on top. I really don't see this perception within the community changing, especially when companies like EA feed into the pay-to-win agenda with their own free-to-play titles such as Battlefield Play4Free and Need for Speed Online, both of which suffer badly from the pay-to-win syndrome.
If EA isn't up to par for changing with the times to suit the tastes of gamers, I can't really see the next-gen becoming the Golden Age of gaming in the way that it's portrayed by Gibeau.
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I'm planning to travel with my mother for her 60th birthday and I'm seriously considering Cambodia (we've already done Thailand). We'll be coming around mid April. We're coming in from Bangkok We have about 14-16 days for this trip. I'm attracted to Cambodia because of Siem Reap /Ankor Wat and what sounds like really great people, but the rest of it seems a little underwhelming to me (I'm not sure I want to go down to the beach in Sihaounkville). Am I missing something??? I also seriously contemplated Northern Vietnam, but from all that I've read, it sounds a little harder to travel there (with the scams and all that) and this is meant to be a vacation more than an adventure :)
So my questions are: does Cambodia have scenic attractions that are worthwhile? Am I way off about Vietnam and should I reconsider? Should I consider combining Siem Reap and Laos?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
#1 Jehonna has been a member since 1/2/2011. Posts: 2
Kampot and surrounds has some beautiful scenery, I would also say Kampong Cham, especially Koh Paen which I recently visited, further north east Ratanakiri would be another good bet. All these are great in my book but if you are looking for stunning landscapes they probably won't hold up to a Sapa or Halong Bay.
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Op mentioned vacation as an important point so I would say to stick to Cambodia.
Cambodia & Laos seems out of the question for an easygoing comfortable vacation. It's beautiful but travel will be too hard.
Cambodia & northern Vietnam is doable and worth it but you'll have to spend significantly more time travelling. It's not really bad but time consuming for a 2 week vacation because distances between sites are much bigger.
Cambodia alone seems fine to me. Few days Angkor, few days PP and indeed Kep/Kampot region. There are some excellent hotels guesthouses where you could easily unwind. Short daytrips to Bokor, rabbit island, pepper farms and so on are not spectacular but pleasant enough to kill a few hours during the day. Travel times are also very easy there over decent roads. The short distances also make private taxi hire a feasible option.
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Hi Jehonna,
Just bare in mind that April is the hottest and driest month of the year in Cambodia, and most of south-east Asia. Northern Veitnam, particuarly the hill regions such as Sapa (which are magnificently beautiful) will be much cooler then the plains of Cambodia.
We arrived in Siem Reap in April 2010 to see the Angkor ruins. By 8AM to we were sweating and by 10 or 11AM it was quite difficult to walk around outside. Most people opt to get up before dawn, do the ruins for a couple of hours, head back and find somewhere cool for the day and then head back in the late afternoon.
It is doable as long as you are both quite fit and can withstand some intense heat.
I also agree that the Kampot/ Kep region is beautiful. Kep in particular was stunning and much greener at that time of year than elsewhere.
Also, the scamming and touting seemed to me to be just as rampant in touristy areas of Cambodia, particularly Siem Reap, then it did in Vietnam, but that is just my experience. As long as you do some reading and keep a cool head you'll be fine. It's normally only a matter of a few dollars anyway.
Enjoy your trip :)
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........Very good point about the heat - Cambodia is scorching at that time! However, I never want to put people off visiting, as it's an amazing country. Temples aside, many people find Phnom Penh distracting for a few days - plenty of markets, great restaurants, lovely boutique hotels if that's in your budget, swimming pools, a museum or two, sunset river cruise, day trips to Silk Island, Oudong (former capital) and the Phnom Tamao wildlife rescue centre.
Kampot and Kep are beautiful, sleepy and surrounded by lush countryside. Kratie is a great place to see Irriwaddy dolphins. The 'point' of Cambodia is the relaxed pace of life, rural scenes that feel like they haven't changed in hundreds of years, the sound of laughter everywhere and touching encounters with people.
Having said that, Sapa and Halong Bay in northern Vietnam are great visits, and if you want to avoid the hassle of doing it by yourself (although it's pretty easy) there are plenty of tours available. Spending a night on a boat anchored in Halong Bay was one of my favourite Vietnam experiences. It's all a bit touristy when you first get to the harbour and then all the boats head to the same cave, but it calms down after that as you float around looking at the amazing towers of rock.
Hanoi is a great place to spend a few days - the Ethnology museum is one of the best, and very informative before you head north. Hoan Kiem lake and the Old Quarter are busy but enjoyable, the water puppet shows are much more entertaining than you might expect, there's lots of restaurants, amazing street food and plenty of places to sit and drink coffee and watch the crazy traffic go by.
If you don't mind flying, you could consider Luang Prabang in Laos - a beautiful city on the Mekong with a few days trips to waterfalls, Buddha caves etc to keep you occupied.
Hope this helps!
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First of all, thank you all for the information that you shared.
About the heat in Cambodia: my mom and I are used to heat and humidity and we're both pretty fit, so I think it won't be too hard for us to take, even though I am aware that it's not ideal. As for Laos, I did some reading and found that like in North Thailand, this is the season when farmers burn fields (on this site, March to May was "yuck!"), so I'm going to leave Laos for another time. My main worry about Vietnem is not being hassled on the street by touts, it's mostly about avoiding tour scams and finding a good tour operator from which to book the Halong Bay trip and train to Sapa. I can always do it via the hotel in Hanoi, but I guess reading other peoples experiences has scared me off. I do not want to be on my toes all the time, after all, this is supposed to be a vacation.
So now I'm leaning towards Cambodia. I'm warming up to the beach/Kampot/Kep area (I am reassured by your personal recommendations), but also think it would be cool to check out Ban Lung.
Thanks again!
#6 Jehonna has been a member since 1/2/2011. Posts: 2
This is my first post but we have just finished traveling through both Cambodia and Vietnam, heading to Laos now. My partner and I found that both had issues with aggressive touts and scams. Most of the hotels, especially the ones which are vouched for in forums or in guide books can help you organise tours and will often discount your room rates if you agree to book through them, remember to always know what somethings worth and negotiate a good deal for both parties. I can give you the name of the hotel that we stayed with in Hanoi which organised all our tours to Sapa and Halong Bay (It is freezing there at the moment but will be nicer when you are looking at going.) We organized to leave the bulk of our packs there and just took day packs. We found travel in North Vietnam to be hassle free, you just have to be informed and organized. Motorbike tours with companies like Easyrider are also an AMAZING way to see the country, if you have the cash. Cambodia is equally beautiful just hotter, we are going back there now to get to Laos. Let me know if you need more details. Good luck with your planning and hope this helps.
#7 chikey has been a member since 1/1/2011. Posts: 4
Hi, Chi,
Thanks for posting. I gave my mom both options and she decided that she wants to see Vietnam, since sh'es more into the scenery. So I'm trying to organize everything in advance as much as possible. We'll be doing Hanoi, Halong Bay and Sapa (not really into motorbikes :0) ). We have 2 weeks which is plenty of time to enjoy them all. I'm thinking about booking the Halong Bay tour through the hotel (did not make reservation with hotel yet, so don't know which tour) and I also thought about booking the train to Sapa with the hotel, in advance, if I can't find a trustworthy website... I would love to get any info about your Vietnam trip. Thanks very much for the encouragement!
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Before I start I'd just like to say it looks like I'm giving this place a plug but I know how hard it can be to plan a trip and not have specific names of places you can trust. We had a really good experience here that's why I'm writing about it, I'm sure there are other equally awesome places out there and I hope some of them are shared here so J has a nice selection.
Till then, I can give you the details of the hotel we stayed in in Hanoi. I took my Mum on this leg of our journey so it's been tested :). They do family rooms if you don't mind sharing. I think the larger rooms were approximately $25p/n they do basic rooms with a double bed for about $15. We got these prices over Tet so we were pretty pleased. The main thing I can say about these guys were they were incredibly helpful and had lots of different Halong bay tour options but also didn't hassle us at all which was great! Of course they are a tour agency so all the tours they offer are connected to them in some way.
The best thing is I was able to negotiate a good price for a room and see the tour companies and offers that they had on offer online before we got there. There was heaps of communication, they will pick you up from the airport which is a great 1st step because you don't have to worry about airport taxi scams or anything like that. My advice is that you contact Kelvin at the hotel and ask him about exactly what you want. If he can't deliver he should be able to put you onto someone who can.
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Sometimes a mind can produce thoughts that are so dark and so dangerous that we get frightened with ourselves. Sometimes we fear that we secretly might like these ideas and then... An unknown side is unleashed that we cannot contain any longer.
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June 17th, 2007
I Love your views on this picture. I do have thoughts like this, and they do scare me. Awsome!
April 13th, 2006
Brilliant work, Alex, inner turmoil is so very hard to convey graphically, I think you have achieved this extremely well....I recognise myself here!
July 24th, 2005
Your concept is very interesting as well as very accurate. About a year ago or so, I was experiencing the climax of such feelings. I noticed that this type of feeling is often a reaction to a troubling or angering or disappointing experience. Such was the case in my situation. I also noticed that by recognizing such feelings within ourselves, it is somewhat of a relief after keeping our feelings hidden away deep inside for so long.
Someone I knew once told me of an experience of his, where he had been taken advantage of for too long and had already suffered some terrible hardships at a very early age, and at a particular point, which he recalled for me very vividly, he unleashed his anger to his perpetrators, and saw a side of himself which he did not know existed. It was even frightening to me to see him speak of his actions.
Your passage illustrates this idea very clearly, and your picture reminds me very much of how the person I just referenced looked as he recounted his experience. I have found myself looking and feeling that way, too. Your piece is obviously very well thought out. It is disturbing but as I said, very accurate and descriptive. The character in the picture looks very disturbed himself. The lighting is fantastic and your attention to shadowing as well as to the point from which your character is being viewed are very well done.
I hope to see more of your work. Your other piece and passage are very interesting as well.
March 9th, 2005
Thank you so much, u hit the nail right on the head with your reasoning, i've struggle with that very issue, most of my teenage years, and now having just passed them its great to know i wasn't alone in those thoughts
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Nice work. I like the effects of the lighting, and I also like the way you've made your subject look so deep in thought. As for the passage, that's an interesting concept. I'm afraid to consider what your subject is thinking about. Awesome.


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Just a couple of hours before the 2009 DC Black Pride "Pure Love" Kickoff Party moves into high gear, some members of the community will be celebrating in a different sort of way. They will be celebrating the life of Theodore Kirkland, who along with Welmore Cook and Ernest Hopkins, was responsible for launching DC Black Pride. It was the world's first, since emulated across the country and now bringing the values of Black Pride to other parts of the world, too.
Kirkland, living in Seattle, died in February of AIDS-related illness. He was 56. And it's no coincidence that his D.C. friends are celebrating him as they celebrate the start of D.C.'s 19th Black Pride festival.
"It's a very resonant day for us in a lot of ways," says Hopkins, who survives both Kirkland and Cook. "I think it would be very meaningful for him."
The resonance is not only because of Kirkland's role in founding DC Black Pride, Hopkins says, but because it was originally begun as an HIV/AIDS fundraiser. That was how the three met, volunteering for a grassroots organization called Best Friends of D.C., raising money for the emergency needs of people with AIDS, when there were few other resources available.
"We did fundraising to keep people in their homes, pay their utilities, burial assistance for their families — anything a person might need," Hopkins says. "Remember, this was prior to the Ryan White Care Act. There really was little from the federal government for emergency assistance for those who were uninsured or down-and-out. We thought that creating an event in the black gay community would be a good fundraising tool to augment our resources."
To that mix, Cook, older than the other two, brought his longtime connections to the black gay social clubs. Hopkins, then chair of the D.C. Coalition (now the D.C. Coalition of Black Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Men and Women), had the government connections. Kirkland, a veteran, a physical therapist, and a man living life as both openly gay and openly HIV-positive, brought organization and enthusiasm.
Despite some resistance from corners of the community at the time, that first DC Black Pride managed to attract about a thousand people, says Hopkins, with steady growth after.
"One of the things people need to know about Theodore is that he was an amazingly cultured and sensitive guy, who spent time in the military then came out, did public service providing for the health care needs of the disabled," says Hopkins. "He was always very sensitive. He would give you the shirt off his back. And he was fun. He had a very infectious laugh and a very cynical sense of humor, especially around politics."
Cornelius Baker, former director of Whitman-Walker Clinic, says he met Kirkland right after moving to D.C. in the mid 1980s. He was also able to visit Kirkland in Seattle just a few weeks before he died.
"I think the idea of coming together, of celebration, of just being you — that's all Theodore," Baker says of Kirkland's DC Black Pride legacy. "At the same time that you're being you, you're making a statement. You cannot be black and gay and be public, out there in the world — especially doing it with a great deal of happiness — without making a statement. Theodore was very clear about it being very important to be present in the world and to celebrate yourself.
"The great thing about Theodore was that it was just all out there. You didn't have to figure out what was on his mind. He told you. He did what he wanted to do, for better or for worse. It was inspirational. Here you have a black man from Ohio, with the Radical Faeries and the Gay Liberation Front in the early '70s, and at the same time military. Sexually, Theodore was just out there. If he wanted to drink, he drank. If he wanted to do drugs, he did them. He was a totally committed atheist. He made humor out of it.
"He struggled through issues with his family, with alcoholism. We all struggle, we all have our 'stuff.' But our stuff isn't what has to define us. It shouldn't get in the way of advancement, for you or your community. He lived his life that way. It was just a joy to know him."
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As Mike and Rozene Carson enter their second year of marriage, Rozene applies to the Sweetland City Planning Commission for a building permit to begin construction on the much-needed expansion of Gentry's Family Restaurant. But things don't go quite as expected, when he commission delays their decision. Without the building permit, Rozene's small business loan would not be approved.
At least Rozene could look forward to their four adopted girls' return home from college to begin their spring break vacation. But that's not to be, either. Rozene faces more disappointment when she learns that the two oldest girls have other plans and would not be spending the next ten days at their forever home along the banks of the Sweetwater River in Sweetland, Arkansas. Was her brand-new family breaking up so soon?
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The Sacramento Kings were poised to end the Lakers dynasty in 2002, but the L.A. mystique had other ideas. Down 2-1 in the Western Conference finals and down two points with seconds remaining, the Lakers had the ball. First Kobe Bryant drives, but he misses his layup, only for Shaquille O'Neal to get the rebound, but he misses the putback. The loose ball is swatted out of the paint by Kings center Vlade Divac and it looks as if time would just about run out.
Up steps Robert Horry, the Lakers' clutch-shot artist. He scoops up the ball and launches a 3-pointer just outside of the 3-point line, just before Chris Webber can contest it, and just before the buzzer sounds. Horry's 3 in the nick of time gives the Lakers a 100-99 win.
The series would go on to be an all-time great with two more hotly contested games before the Lakers took Game 7 in overtime. After getting past Sacramento the Nets posed no threat in the Finals as the Lakers won their third consecutive title with a four-game sweep.
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Ryan Kraft via Crowdrise
December 14, 2012
This is a fund started by a former Sandy Hook Elementary student to gather support for the victims, families, and all others affected locally by the tragic shooting on Dec 14th, 2012. The funds are directed to the school's PTSA organization. Please help in any way you can.
Please post your ideas for how to use the money!
Here are some ideas that have come in:
1) Counseling for the survivors (children and families)
2) Funeral expenses for affected families
3) Scholarship fund supporting students at Sandy Hook Elementary
Several people have asked about where their funds will actually go. I contacted the organizers of this site and received the following info:
Crowdrise partners with Network for Good to process all donations. Network for Good will send donations, less transaction fees, directly to PTSA Sandy Hook at the official address below. Donations made in December will be sent no later than January 15th.
PTSA Connecticut Congress
12 Dickenson Dr
Sandy Hook , CT 06482
This is the address of the school. I have contacted the school to make sure they're expecting the funds in January, and will keep everyone updated on how the money is used.
The Team: $171,264 TOTAL RAISED SO FARJOIN THE TEAM
Donor Comments
Ann Rockler Jackson
In loving memory of Michael Todd Jerry. Ann Rockler Jackson 5 years ago
I am deeply sorry to all of you families who were affected by this horrible event. I want you all to know that there's hope in Jesus Christ, who loves you all and grieves always with you. If we believe the Bible, it tells us there will be a resurrection for those who have passed on, when He returns the second time. I believe all of these precious children, the school teacher, and other victims will be resurrected, ultimately, to eternal life in heaven with their Savior. I am so sorry to the shooter's family. I am sorry that this precious human being decided to take his own life, after suffering his own pain and emotional hurts, whatever these may have been. You all have hope! 5 years ago
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Eugenio does Picasso
Full disclosure, Picasso is nowhere near being my kind of thing. Eugenio Recuenco on the other hand is totally my up my alley and that's a poorly guarded secret given … Read more
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Immaculee, pray for us
While I'm not usually one to pay much attention to religion and its intricacies, it was kind of unescapable last week with:
a) all the hoopla surrounding the election of … Read more
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The Fashion and The Fantasy
She's aliveeeeee!!! Indeed, though I've been quiet, oh so very quiet, I haven't forsaken blogging, I've just been on an extended break for assorted personal reasons.
I do indeed to … Read more
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Paper Plates
It's been a long silent period on my part, for which I apologize, but the last months have been something of a bumpy ride that left me with very little … Read more
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Garden of Delights
Not of Bosch's earthly kind! Instead, something much tamer to mark the arrival of Spring, with all its inherent greenery and flowery bursts.
Shot in 2006 by Steven Meisel … Read more
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From Jazz Age to Space Age
Hauter space glamour shot by digital manipulation usual suspect Nick Knight.
I remember seeing this W magazine editorial recently and instantly thinking of how clearly influenced by Lillian Bassman it … Read more
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The Crowning of Chic
Or, in its original title, Kronung des chic (as it was for Vogue Germany).
One of the editorials Lillian Bassman shot during her comeback in the 90s, it focused on … Read more
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The MELIA ZANZIBAR is a Tourist, Modern, Business, Leisure, Beach Resort, Resort, Villa Resort, Spa Resort, Honeymoon, Full Service, Child Friendly hotel. Located in BEACH area. Shopping is accessible by bus/taxi and the nightlife/restaurants are located in the hotel.
Situated on the exotic spice island of Zanzibar, Melia Zanzibar is contained within a beautiful 40 hectare estate providing spectacular, uninterrupted views of the magnificent Indian ocean. The resort offers a private beach of pearlescent white sand lapped by warm ocean waters. The island is ringed by a natural coral reef, making bathing and snorkeling a relaxing and safe experience.For the more adventurous, the island of Zanzibar offers a range of activities and excursions. Explore the magical streets and alleys of East Africa's oldest functioning city and a visit to Stone Town will allow you to experience a melting pot of African culture, architecture, history and tradition. Or you could head to the northern most tip of the island to enjoy the unforgettable experience of interacting with wild dolphins in their natural habitat. For the adrenaline junkies, the island offers a range of water sports including; paragliding, kite surfing, scuba and snorkeling excursions.
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"Chapter V. About cooking.
As far as cooking is concerned, I would first state a few things that are common in our lands. That the cook or [female cook] should be cleanly, and keep their pots, pans, containers, pans and other tools always clean, there is no need to tell, everyone knows this themselves. For if any food is made or cooked in a dirty pot or pan, even if it wasn't anything other than a cabbage, then it will immediately get a dirty and evil taste thereof. Or if you see a dirty cook's page or maid, imagine how they interact with the food, stirring it, their sleeve is bound to fall in the pot they are stirring, etc. then you are likely to feel unhappy and dislike their food, therefore everything here should be clean, give the dirt, hair and such on a tray and keep it themselves, but the clean food on another and serve it forth to good people. Salt food, smoked ham, meat, tongue, mutton, goose to cook surely everyone knows how to cook, thereof we will write nothing."


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The Bruin family is expanding with the launch of the first official alumni organization of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.
All Environmental Science majors past and present are invited to join the Environmental Science Alumni Group (ESAG).
The group was established to help alumni stay engaged with the IoES. Guided by a task force of recent graduates and Institute leadership, ESAG will host social engagements and networking events, provide resources, share news and updates, and offer various opportunities for former students to stay connected to their alma mater.
The Institute of the Environment and Sustainability's first graduate is Rutgers University's new Senior Transportation Planner.
There are no upcoming events currently scheduled. Please subscribe to our email newsletter to receive future announcements.
A facebook group for students, alumni, and faculty of the UCLA Environmental Science Program.


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Country Club of Lexington
- 1066 Barr Rd, Lexington, SC 29072
- (803) 359-8838
- www.ccoflexington.com
Country Club of Lexington is an 18-hole regulation length golf course in Lexington, South Carolina. This medium-length layout has adequate length for a regulation course. Overall this course plays quite difficult, at least from the back tees it does. Trouble surrounds many of the greens. Online tee times may be available at Country Club of Lexington or at nearby golf courses, often at a substantial discount from the going green fees rate.
Although our info on these pages is normally correct, sometimes there will be mistakes. If you stumble upon any mistakes, please send us a correction.
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Q: My daughter will be 3 years old soon. Her father was primary caretaker until she was around 20 months of age, then he left and she hasn't seen him since. I expected her to be clingy in the beginning however it is still continuing. She cries and screams when I drop her off anywhere—at the sitter's, church day care, even my sister's house, and she clings to me like I'm going to disappear at any moment. I don't play with her constantly in our free time; however, I do spend time with her.
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Thanks to all who supported The Whale Project at the recent Bubble Feed Dinner. We raised $13,000 toward the life-scale bronze sculpture and fountain for Juneau's Waterfront. This monument will be a fitting tribute to the 50th anniversary of Alaska Statehood, just as another of Skip Wallen's Juneau landmarks - the "Windfall Fisherman" sculpture of the brown bear across from the Capitol and state courthouse - is a tribute to the 25th anniversary of statehood.
Thanks to whale charterers who donated trips: Allen Marine, Gastineau Guiding Company, Weather Permitting, Harv and Marv's and Dolphin Jet Tours. Whale watching brings $20 million a year into Juneau's economy, and we are proud to highlight these companies, who provide an extraordinary experience to 200,000 visitors and locals each year.
Thanks also to donations by Jack Tripp at Mt. Juneau Trading Post, the Taku Lodge, Flip Nicklin, John and Sonia DelGado at Urban Eskimo, John Hyde, the Jewel Box, Alison Browne, Thyes Shaub, Sharon Kelly, the 2009 Sitka WhaleFest, Bill Ruddy, Laraine Derr, Rosemary Hagevig, Bill Overstreet, Allen Marine captains Eric Morrow and Brian Vreeland, Karen Beason at Taku Graphics, North Star Gifts, Cindy Burchfield, Mark Kelly, Fred Sharpe of the Alaska Whale Foundation, John Fehringer, Ad Lib, Evon Zerbetz, Lambras, Alaskan Brewery, Sharon Barton, Candy Behrends, Annie Kaill's, Bears Lair and Gallery of the North.
Big thanks to The Whale Project board members Laraine Derr, who provided the salmon dinner; Nancy DeCherney, who met every challenge of bringing a catered dinner and audio visual show to an appreciative crowd at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center; Kay Diebels, who worked the gate and offered bricks for sale in the plaza which will surround the sculpture and fountain; Sharon Kelly for arranging the Silent Auction; and Bill Overstreet for being his usual visionary self. Also, thanks to Sharon Barton, who made hundreds of dark and white chocolate barnacles in the barnacle molds sculpted by Skip Wallen.
Both the Intermediate Model (an eight-foot whale sculpture which will be placed at the University of Alaska Southeast) and the life-sized (25-foot whale sculpture and fountain which will be placed on the Juneau waterfront) have fifty barnacles on the jaw - and if you look closely, eight of those stars will form the Big Dipper and North Star, the emblem on Alaska's flag.
Also, thanks to Leonard Johnson, who reordered the JACC after the event and told some great whale stories, too. Thanks, Juneau, for your support of this community project.
Kathy Kolkhorst Ruddy
Chair, The Whale Project
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"It's so valuable to have women on the ground, whether as a civilian or in a uniformed position" – Lisa Buttenheim
On 31 October 2000, the United Nations Security Council adopted the historic resolution 1325, drawing attention to the differential impact of armed conflict on women, their exclusion from conflict prevention and resolution, peacekeeping and peacebuilding, and the inextricable links between gender equality and international peace and security.
Ahead of the anniversary, the UN News Centre spoke with Lisa Buttenheim, the Secretary-General's Special Representative and Head of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). The United States national, who has extensive experience with the UN in the political and peacekeeping areas, reflects on the impact of resolution 1325 both in the wider world and within the Organization itself.
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FWC dismisses Complaints as Unfounded
Oct 4, 2013
Dear Linda Sue:
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Division of Law Enforcement has thoroughly reviewed your complaint into potential violations by Big Cat Rescue. The review determined that the allegations articulated about Big Cat Rescue in this complaint were unfounded. No violations were noted during the investigative inquiry and subsequent on-site inspection of the facility, please see the attached Inspection Form.
We appreciate your interest in captive wildlife in Florida.
FWC Commissioners


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Illegal Aliens demanding rights part 349292
Nation: Some of these student walkouts are giving us quotes that show a lack of understanding on what illegal means to them. El Paso:
|"I am doing this for my dad," said Jesus Maldonado, a freshman at Canutillo High School. "He was born in Mexico but he was raised in Houston. If this bill passes, he'll be sent back. It's not right because all these years he has been giving to this government, working here and paying taxes."
|A march from the Canutillo campus to Franklin High School began at 8:30 a.m. after students passed out fliers calling for a walkout in solidarity with other high schools that were protesting H.R. 4437. The bill would make living as an undocumented immigrant in the United States a felony and calls for the construction of a 700-mile border wall. Once at Franklin High School, Canutillo students were disappointed that protesters from the campus did not join them. Students at Franklin said administrators kept them in class so that they would not meet up with the marchers. As students marched down Resler and along Mesa waving a Mexican flag, they were called losers and told to "go back to Mexico" by some passers-by. Other people drove by with large American flags or stood on street corners with smaller U.S. flags. "We respect their right to protest because that's what we are doing," said Eliezer Pasillas, a senior at Canutillo High School. "I am holding the Mexican flag because it means a lot to us and shows our heritage. We don't have a problem with people holding up the American flag. What bothers us is when they ridicule us and try to make us feel worthless."
|When a business owner and his employees stood outside of their Resler Drive offices holding an American flag, a few students began to throw water bottles and rocks until they were urged to stop by police and classmates, including Pasillas. "I heard a loud ruckus outside of my business, and when I peered out the front door, I saw a mob of kids who were chanting 'Viva Mexico!' I personally find that offensive," said Dean Balmer, owner of Dean Balmer Insurance. "I don't have a problem with immigration -- I don't even have a view on the issue -- but I am a proud American so I went outside and held out the American flag."
|TOPEKA - At least 100 high school students circled the Capitol with Mexican and American flags this morning protesting federal proposals that could deport their parents. "We just want to be heard," 15-year-old Oscar Martinez said holding a Mexican flag with two other students from Topeka's Highland Park High School. "It's our future what they decide on," Ashley Ortiz, a 17-year-old, said. The students, most of whom said their families are here illegally, gathered on the Capitol steps shouting "We want rights."
|TRENTON – As the U.S. Senate continued debates on how to handle the nation's estimated 12 million illegal immigrants, more than 100 people rallied outside the State House on Thursday to demand that undocumented students be allowed to pay in-state college tuition rates. The protesters, mainly Latino college students and undocumented immigrants from around the state, expressed frustration over a bill in the Education Committee of the state Senate that has languished since 2003. The bill would allow illegal immigrant students to pay in-state tuition rates. A similar legislative proposal, known as the DREAM Act, is pending at the federal level. "It's not my fault that I am here, it was not my decision to come here," said Evelyn Gonzalez, a high school senior whose family came illegally from El Salvador. "My life is here in New Jersey." Standing at a podium outside the State House, Gonzalez said to cheers: "My friends, my family, my education and my future are all here, and I feel like there is nothing worse for me than not being able to go to college because I am part of this culture now." Sen. Ronald Rice, D-Essex, told the crowd that he found little logic in public policy that deems it crucial that all children, regardless of immigration status, receive an education, but that then makes it difficult for undocumented students to continue studying after high school. "We all pay for that public education to develop those minds," Rice said. "The only world they know is this country. Yet when the time comes to go to college, they're treated [differently]." Linden resident Ron Bass thinks students like Gonzalez should be treated differently from students who live here legally. Bass, founder of United Patriots of America, a group that favors strict immigration enforcement, said: "She and her family should be deported. They shouldn't be here. They broke our laws." The 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act forbade states from granting in-state tuition to illegal immigrants based on residency because those students would be paying less than out-of-state U.S. citizens.
|The children of illegal aliens would be allowed to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities under a bill given first-round approval Wednesday night by the Legislature. Governor Dave Heineman previously indicated he was likely to veto the bill if it reached his desk. His veto would be brushed aside, however, if 30 lawmakers voted for an override. The bill passed with exactly 30 votes. Senator Adrian Smith of Gering, a candidate for the GOP congressional nomination in the 3rd District, said the bill "encourages illegal immigration and undermines federal immigration policy." Proponents of the measure said it would encourage young immigrants to obtain citizenship, and to stay in Nebraska and contribute to the economy. Nebraska would be the tenth state to adopt such a law. To qualify for in-state tuition the students would have to live in Nebraska for at least three years, graduate from a Nebraska high school or obtain a GED, and sign affidavits swearing they would apply to be permanent legal residents of the U.S.


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By Jordan Rivas, Project Spurs
It was a Saturday afternoon, I was lying in bed sick with the flu, staring up at a ceiling fan blade still spinning four and a half minutes after it had been turned off, and I was considering the nature of the article you're reading now.
Western Conference Preview.
I pondered the premise and feelings rose up.
I was flipping through the mental Rolodex of conference preview articles I'd previously written, trying to find the thread that connected the ones which ended up being most relevant. I think I even wrote an article once about how much I dislike "power ranking style" previews. The thought playing on the front end of my brain that Saturday, like it is as I write this, is that while I've been called on to write a conference preview many times, and done so successfully, I don't really like the nature of them.
They always tend to be stale, inclusive to the point of being irrelevant, and trending just a tad overly optimistic. There has to be a way to make it not suck, I thought to myself before continuing to abuse my bottle of DayQuil. There has to be a way to bridge the gap between the voice inside our head that muses on reality free of pretense, and its inhibited and filtered counterpart that bends to what people thought and said yesterday.
What matters in a conference preview?
No. What matters in in a conference?
What matters? The team that ultimately wins the conference. That's not always clear, however. What could be considered clear? Well, definitely who's not winning the conference (yes, I'm looking at you Sacramento).
OK, OK, OK – I think I've got it.
Teams that matter.
Teams that might matter.
Teams that don't matter.
OK, here goes nothing:
Teams That Matter
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Hey guys, I was just looking for some advice since I'm about to go out and buy this monitor (139 in store):
Now the specifications say VGA only (which I find hard to believe).
I'm not sure if it comes with the proper DVI cables, apparently it only comes with a VGA cable, which is dumb, so would I be able to use the one I am using now on my older 2007 monitor with this new monitor? I have a DVI-I single link cable.
^ The top one or the third one down is the one I have.
Or would I have to drop 40 dollars for a DVI-??? cable at the store as well?
I'm unsure about the connections here, what should seem pretty simple is rather complicated now that I am reading into different DVI variations. The screenshot showing the back of the monitor shows either a DVI-I Dual Link or a DVI-D.
I spent a little while this morning looking into the facts and ended up throwing my hands up in the air (literally) and made some funny Zoidberg noises.
TLR - Monitor upgrading for dummies.


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The defining feature of Albany's skyline got a fresh coat of paint yesterday, and photographer Skip Dickstein was there to see it. Photographers have the coolest jobs.
Painting the Egg
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That is all well and good for those who have a view of the roof, but what about sprucing up the remainder of that building. The shell and the pedestal have never been painted. Heck, they have never been cleaned! All we see is dirty, oxidized concrete, and all because some fool of an architect decided the shell and pedestal of The Egg should be clad in marble only to find out it couldn't be done.


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Author has written 25 stories for Harry Potter, Pokémon, W.I.T.C.H., Avatar: Last Airbender, ThunderCats, and Legend of Korra.
Hello, I'm Seniya, I'm now 23, still a vegan and yes ... still female.
I have been writing fanfiction since I was 12. Naturally, some of my fics are very poorly written, very old, terribly punctuated etc. But they are my little redheaded stepchildren so I'll keep them here. I do try to finish all my fics -- haven't been doing a good job on that, but I will. I promise. Comments, request, anything you'd like are always encouraged.
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Graphical Toolkits for Linux Programs
Linux is now a reality—it is no longer just a hacker tool or a toy for students. As such, it needs the power of console programs ported to the graphical world. People want easy-to-use desktops with good-looking programs. This is why many programmers now turn to graphical toolkits.
While many toolkits are available, they all share some basic features. Since programming languages do not include built-in functions to make graphical widgets, you must use add-ons. Graphical toolkits are actually libraries which add functions to a programming language, allowing you to integrate a graphical interface to your program.
The main differences found between various toolkits are ease of use, graphical appeal, cross-platform portability and language. If, for example, you are experienced in the Tcl scripting language, you will probably want to use the Tk graphical toolkit. If you like Perl, you may pick Perl/GTK.
The GTK toolkit seems to be one of the most popular. It is modern and easy to use. That library was made in C as the base for the GIMP, an image manipulation program. Now it is used by programmers around the world for all kinds of applications, including the GNOME desktop environment. The graphical interface looks clean and much like interfaces on other operating systems.
GTK is a good toolkit for writing applications in C, since it is a C library. The GTK toolkit is built on top of the GDK library, which is on top of GLIB. All three provide unique functions to programmers. Available functions include memory handling, graphical components and widgets. GNOME also has its own extensions. GTK and GNOME are freely available software products.
The GTK library is available at http://www.gtk.org/. A tutorial on GTK is available at http://www.gtk.org/tutorial1.2/.
The QT toolkit was created by Troll Tech, a software company in Norway, and is used in the KDE desktop environment. It is written in C++ and used by programmers worldwide. The QT library began as a commercial product, but now Troll Tech has released a free version under an open license. Similar to GTK, it has the same kind of widgets, including labels, entry boxes and text fields. QT would be a good choice if you write applications in C++. The QT library is cross-platform, and the graphical interface of programs using it will compile without changes in both UNIX and Microsoft Windows.
The QT widgets look very much like GTK's widgets, as well as those of other operating systems.
The QT library is available from http://www.troll.no/. A tutorial on QT is available from www.troll.no/qt/tutorial.html.
wxWindows (w for Windows, x for X Window System) was created at the University of Edinburgh as a cross-platform toolkit. wxWindows is a C++ framework that allows you to write graphical applications. You can write your code once, then compile it under one of the many ports of the library. It currently runs under Microsoft Windows, Macintosh OS, Motif under UNIX and GTK. There is one library per platform, all providing a common API.
wxWindows is a free product, under a license similar to the L-GPL. Using it, you can write both commercial and free products.
wxWindows is available from http://www.wxwindows.org/. A tutorial is available from web.ukonline.co.uk/julian.smart/wxwin/hello.htm.
This toolkit is a favorite of mine. GraphApp is a C library that allows you to write simple graphical applications in C. It is a cross-platform toolkit, and will work on the Macintosh OS, Microsoft Windows, Motif under UNIX and Athena. GraphApp supports a more limited number of widgets, but is truly easy to learn. You can learn how to make graphical applications in less than an hour.
A nice thing about GraphApp is that it compiles as a small static library. This means you can compile your programs with the library linked in them without increasing the size of the binary much, and the user will be able to run it without installing the toolkit.
The GraphApp toolkit is available at http://www.cs.usyd.edu.au/~loki/graphapp/. A tutorial for GraphApp is available at http://www.cs.usyd.edu.au/~loki/graphapp/tutorial/.


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To-do list: Museum
Updated 12:38 pm, Friday, January 4, 2013
Photo: San Antonio Museum Of Art
Art Crawl
You're never too young to appreciate fine art, even when it comes with a diaper change. Thursday at 10 a.m., the San Antonio Museum of Art launches its monthly Art Crawl. Strollers and front-carrying baby carriers are welcome, with playtime and refreshments to follow. Free with museum admission; free admission for ages 12 and younger. 210-978-8100, samuseum.org.


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The International Hip Dysplasia Institute is now on the InternetLearn more about this organization and why it is important to curing hip dysplasia
Hip Dysplasia: What is it?
Hip dysplasia is normally called developmental (DDH), and occasionally congenital (CHD), and occurs when the top of the femur (leg bone) is not properly located in the hip socket or not located where the hip socket is expected to develop. Hip dysplasia in humans is normally diagnosed in babies. Statistically, girls have a higher incidence of hip dysplasia than boys. There are a variety of treatments that are used depending on the age of the child and the severity of the condition.
How is Hip Dysplasia Diagnosed?
Doctors should test every baby for hip dysplasia within moments of the baby's birth, and also at many of the initial well baby doctor visits. These tests consist of the doctor moving both legs at the hips into various positions. The doctors are checking for symptoms such as "clicky hips", or unexpected movement such as a loose or dislocated hip joint. If the doctor suspects hip dysplasia, she may perform an ultrasound (on a newborn) or have an x-ray taken. In our experience, the baby should be referred to a pediatric orthopedic doctor for a final diagnosis and treatment.
You, the parent, may suspect that something is not quite right with your child. Some common symptoms that you can detect include: the child may "crab walk" when cruising the furniture, her feet may be turned out so much that they begin to point backwards, or as shown in the picture, the folds of skin in her groin or on her legs are not the same (they are asymmetric).
What do you do now that your baby has been diagnosed with hip dysplasia?
We hope that you use this site, related discussion groups and links to learn more about hip dysplasia and how to deal with the challenges you face. Hip-baby.org is contributed to and written by parents (not doctors) who have been through the trips to the doctors, pavlik harnesses, spica casts, braces, closed and open reductions, and osteotomies. These are some of the terms that you may need to know as you deal with the diagnosis of hip dysplasia.
Thank you for viewing the Hip-Baby web site. If you would like to support us, click here.
Please email us with any questions or comments you may have.
If you have any questions about this site or would like to make a suggestion, please contact us at hip-baby.org.


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Although Holy Week (it is Holy Week for Eastern Christians) may not seem to be the time to post on a heady theological topic, Anastasia Theodoridis over at the blog Kyrie Eleison! (Greek for Lord, have mercy!) has posted a three part series on the filioque that is worth reading and praying over this week. Here is the link to the third part:
Readers may scroll down to read the other two. Here on Red River Orthodox, our Church History Series 1 also provided some discussion of the filiqoue ("and the Son"), which was added to the Creed by the Roman Church. Readers interested in that particular post may go here:
Otherwise, just linking to the Church History Series 1 in the categories widget below to the right will also take you there. At times, it may seem difficult to care about theology, but as I once told an introductory class I taught, theology should be hard, it requires the logic of math and philosophy, the reading and writing skills of English, and the historical grittiness of historical disciplines.


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By Mary Ann LL. Reyes November 16, 2010
MANILA, Philippines - Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) has entered into an agreement to acquire a part of Fil-Estate Corp.'s stake in four Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-3 companies.
The four companies, all majority owned by Fil-Estate, are Metro Rail Transit Holdings Inc., Metro Rail Transit II, Inc., Metro Rail Transit Corp. (MRTC) and Monumento Rail Transit Corp.
According to Fil-Estate's website, the company's key investment is in the form of equity interest in Metro Rail Transit Holdings and Metro Rail Transit Holdings II. As of Dec. 31, 2006, the combined investment in these holding companies represented approximately 29-percent interest in the EDSA MRT systems.
Insiders told The STAR that MPIC and Fil-Estate have been in talks for months now about a possible investment in MRT-3. "It is no longer a secret that MPIC has expressed interest in MRT-3 and that Fil-Estate needs money," one observer noted.
MPIC said it has entered into a cooperation agreement with Fil-Estate relating to the latter's rights and interests in the four MRT-3 companies.
The transaction involved, among others, the appointment of new directors in the MRT-3 companies who will pursue the continuing relationship between MRTC and the Philippine government under the build-lease-transfer (BLT) agreement covering the MRT-3 line along EDSA.
Knowledgeable sources revealed that there has been no agreement yet as to what form the investment by MPIC into the MRT-3 companies will take, but it will definitely end up in MPIC owning part of Fil-Estate's stake in the firms.
"Right now, it may just be an assignment of rights or of its shares by Fil-Estate which allowed MPIC to appoint its directors in the four MRT-3 companies. There are still legal matters that need to be threshed out, including what legal vehicle to utilize for the said investment. But at the end of the day, MPIC will be acquiring part of Fil-Estate's stake," a source said.
MPIC and Fil-Estate said they entered into this agreement for the promotion of a smooth relationship between the private sector and the Philippine government towards expanding the MRT-3 system along EDSA and to ensure that the vision for an efficient mass transport system and the rest of the metropolis, including the linkage to MRT-3 Phase 2, is achieved.
Following this agreement in the MRT-3 companies, MPIC said it will spearhead cooperation efforts with the National Government in streamlining the operations of the MRT-3. By providing efficient and reliable operations, it said MRT-3 can maximize its potential to deliver convenient mass transportation services to the increasing metropolitan population.
For the first nine months of 2010, Fil-Estate suffered a net loss of P652.2 million as against a loss of P1.99 billion in the same period last year.


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ESPN 100 small forward Jalen Lindsey (Franklin, Tenn./Huntington Prep) ended his recruitment Monday night by committing to Providence over offers from Tennessee, Florida, Louisville, LSU, Mississippi State and others.
Lindsey is ranked the No. 32 prospect in the ESPN 100 and is the Friars' first pledge in the 2014 class.
"I chose Providence because they recruited me the hardest and were the most sincere," Lindsey said. "I believe coach Ed Cooley is a great coach, and he is the best fit to help me showcase my skills and help me reach my dream to become a NBA player."
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HCSA adopts insurance plan, honors longtime employee
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Halifax County school job fair draws healthy turnout
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Halifax County jobless rate rises to 5.2 percent in January
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Comets open with 8-1 win over Appomattox
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SoVaNow.com / May 29, 2014I have come to take perverse, frankly regrettable pride in being able to knuckle under deadlines and get stuff done. (At least most of the time.) This is what results from life lived on the clock — a blasé attitude towards time itself. As a matter of fact, the phlegmatic-pneumatic pace of the media business is so pervasive that I'm left to wonder: If I didn't have a deadline hanging over my head, would I ever get anything accomplished?
Probably not. Yet the high-wire, quick-trigger mindset is not something that resides solely among journalists, term paper writers, bomb disposal squads and Twitter geeks. Procrastination, followed by bursts of high energy, pretty much describes the way the entire country now operates. Still, if you look around, you can usually tell the difference between standard practitioners and serial offenders.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Virginia General Assembly!
I swore I'd wait until June to write about the failure of the state legislature to enact a budget, a delay which has now passed the three-month mark. (The budget was supposed to be completed when the Assembly convened for business at the end of February. June 30 is a significant date in this discussion because that's when the state's current fiscal year ends; the new budget year starts July 1. By the way, the same timetable applies to localities, which are legally required to have their budgets in place by July.) It made sense to wait out the soap opera raging in Richmond because it's been clear all along that the budget antagonists are merely biding their time. The conventional wisdom has held that everyone at the Capital would piddle around until the last moment and then act. I can identify.
But any confidence that this impasse will be settled by July 1 must give way at some point to the reality that deadlines don't mean much to dead-enders: if the entire point is to stand athwart history, yelling "stop," what's the big deal with letting extra seconds tick off the stopwatch? The athwart-history reference, of course, belongs to the late conservative writer and Yale intellectual William F. Buckley, who in many ways is the progenitor of the modern Republican Party. It's hard to believe he'd be pleased by what his spawn are up to these days, however.
Republicans in the House of Delegates are demanding that Gov. Terry McAuliffe and the state Senate drop a Medicaid expansion plan to provide health insurance to the state's low-income residents before they'll let a budget get through the House. I've written about this issue many times in recent months — noting how Medicaid expansion would cost the state next to nothing, how it would create jobs, how it could be a godsend for regions like Southside Virginia where "low-income" describes about one out of every three persons — and even a cursory review of the facts should settle the question of who's right and who's wrong in this debate.
In fact, Republican naysayers (not the entire party, thankfully) have yet to make a single valid argument for why Virginia should turn its back on billions of dollars that are earmarked under the Affordable Care Act to pay for Medicaid expansion in Virginia. What arguments they do offer are downright laughable, as typified by our own state senator, Frank Ruff, who regularly writes constituent columns giving an ever-changing list of reasons to justify his position. Ruff is the worst kind of career politician, the sort who thinks nothing of spewing half-truths and no-truths about Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act, while he collects payroll checks — and receives health insurance — on the taxpayer dime. With some of the dead-enders in Richmond, you can ascribe their opposition to genuine ideological fervor. Frank Ruff? Please. This marks the tenth anniversary of his vote in the state Senate to raise Virginia's gas tax by more than 20 cents. Not exactly the type of behavior you'd expect out of a rock-ribbed conservative. But this is classic Ruff: Whoever is calling the shots at the Capital — back in 2004, it was GOP moderates — has the voice he will parrot. In the current Tea Party-infused era, just give our Senator a tri-corner hat and his talking points and watch him go.
With irrationality driving the Republican position on Medicaid, Democrats paradoxically have little choice but to stick to their guns or else forfeit any opportunity to advance their priorities through the Assembly for the next three-plus years. (The old way of splitting the differences between parties, via horse-trading and each side taking something away from the deal, went out with the Reagan-Bush I era.) Our current governor, Terry McAuliffe, previously might have been a collection agent for the Clinton machine — what some would call a political hack — but he's not a fool: McAuliffe seems to understand that caving on Medicaid is not an option if he wants his gubernatorial tenure to amount to anything at all. So he's been good about carrying the fight through. It helps enormously, of course, that the governor's adversaries chose to cede the high ground. Still, June 30 is fast approaching; with both sides showing no sign of movement, can Virginia's fiscal integrity be saved?
A few weeks ago I would have said no. So the pols send the Commonwealth over the edge: What then? If it were me and I could be named your benevolent dictator, I'd find a way to hit the Frank Ruffs of the world where it hurts — rescind legislators' pay, perhaps, or run state government from the proceeds of the Virginia Tobacco Commission for a month or two, let's see how much Southside and Southwest Republicans enjoy that — but of course real-life outcomes tend to be be much less dramatic than the scenarios you can dream up in your head. If Virginia doesn't enact a budget, McAuliffe presumably will be in a position to invoke various emergency executive powers, but it's hard to see him running wild with new authority made up on the fly. Forget about the inevitable lawsuits; it's unlikely the legal system would move quickly enough to stop the governor from doing what he deems essential. The real curb on gubernatorial power is psychological; the last thing McAuliffe needs out of this fight is to be seen as reckless, and unserious.
So where does this thing go? There's been a lot of speculation that McAuliffe will try to bypass the legislature and use Virginia's private-public partnership act to enact a plan much like the Marketplace Virginia proposal that Republican defectors from party orthodoxy worked out with Democrats in the state Senate. (For the record, these Marketplace Virginia supporters are GOP senators John Watkins, Walter Stosch and Emmett Hanger. Our sincerest thanks to each of these gentlemen.) The private-public partnership law theoretically could allow McAuliffe to strike out a deal with private insurers such as Anthem to cover Medicaid-eligible citizens, using money from the federal health care law to pay the tab. All this is mere conjecture, of course. On the other hand, the public-private partnership act was employed by Bob McDonnell to sign the contract for expansion of U.S. 460 from Suffolk to Petersburg, the early frontrunner for state government fiasco of the century. If McDonnell can use the law to execute such idiocy, why can McAuliffe use it for the good?
Prediction is folly in politics, but I have learned one thing, at least, about the legislative process: At times when it seems like there's no way out, no solution to be had, assorted grandees will gather in a quiet room and find a way to overcome their differences. I can't even begin to list the number of times that a seemingly intractable budget issue suddenly became tractable. So my guess is that we've got a few more weeks left with the present-day deadlock before someone backs away from the ledge. But who? The Lynchburg News & Advance carried an excellent editorial a few weeks ago that posed a variation of this question: Who will be the next Preston Bryant? It's a reference to the then-Lynchburg delegate who broke ranks with the Republican Party to support Mark Warner's 2004 budget package to fix state finances in the wake of the Jim Gilmore's disastrous tenure. For this act of apostasy, Bryant was all but run out of the party. Yet he did well for himself, serving as Secretary of Natural Resources in the cabinet of Warner's successor, Tim Kaine. Bryant never renounced his conservatism, but he didn't let it define him, either. Back in 2004 he herded together 16 other delegates and backed the Democratic governor over his own party leadership.
Rumor is, there are enough House Republicans who quietly favor Medicaid expansion to pass the McAuliffe-Senate budget with the support of Democratic colleagues. All that's lacking is a leader who will be the first to openly defy the Republican powers-that-be. There's one Republican delegate I can think of who has expressed open support for the Marketplace Virginia/Medicaid proposal: James Edmunds. In temperament and in his approach to politics, Edmunds sort of reminds one of Preston Bryant.
Could our delegate be instrumental in breaking the deadlock in Richmond? Who knows. But one thought is comforting to hold onto: If Edmunds follows the Preston Bryant route, Halifax County could do a lot worse than to see one of our own appointed as Secretary of Natural Resources in the future administration of Gov. Ralph Northam or Mark Herring.


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Just like the first go-around, the refinance process begins with an application. You input all your information and attach your W-2s, identification and creditor information. Make sure to supply all the information with your original application to speed up the process. When the mortgage company has to ask for additional information, this can cause delays. The mortgage company sends your application to the underwriters for approval or denial.
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The underwriter pulls your credit reports and scores. They crunch the numbers to determine whether your income and credit merit a refinance. The underwriter may request additional information, which could delay the entire refinance process. Additional documentation may include additional bank statements or verification of employment.
In some cases, the bank may request an appraisal on the home to determine the value. Not all refinances require an appraisal, but an appraisal may lengthen the refinance process. In an appraisal, you hire a professional to inspect your home and assign a value to the property. This could benefit you as the homeowner if the appraisal raises the value of the home, giving you more equity than you expected.
Once your refinance is approved, the bank presents their mortgage refinance offer. You meet with your lender to go over the paperwork, pay any closing costs and sign your new mortgage contract. Make sure you understand everything you are signing to avoid any surprises.
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Brothers' cycle around Ireland in memory of late sister
THREE brothers have cycled more than 700km around Ireland in an emotional journey in memory of their late sister - a mum of two young daughters - who died from breast cancer last year.
Brian, Alan and David Kelly arrived in Limerick on Thursday last in memory of their only sister Niamh, their eldest sibling who died on August 31 last year, a brief seven months after she was diagnosed.
In the poignant tribute, the brothers visited all the places their beloved sister used to visit during their summer holidays as a family – Louisburg in Mayo; Limerick, where she visited her grandmother Mary Kelly nee O'Leary and other relatives, and Killorglin in Kerry, where her mother Mairead O'Mahony is from.
Limerick was a big part of her life as her father Michael was born and grew up in Glenview Terrace, Farranshone.
Both parents travelled around the country in support of their sons, as they travelled some 140km a day, and were greeted in Killorglin by Niamh's widow and two daughters.
"It was a very emotional journey for the whole family, but a very positive and therapeutic journey also," said her uncle Matt Kelly from Limerick.
Niamh, a primary school teacher in Castleknock, Dublin, was married just five years to Garvan Coghlan, and mother to two little girls – Ava and Grace – who were just four and two when she passed away, aged 40. She was first diagnosed in February 2012, and died on the last day of August.
Her brothers were hoping to raise €7,000 for the Mater Hospital Breast Health Unit, where Niamh was cared for, but people's generosity have greatly surpassed their expectations.
The Cycle for Niamh has now raised nearly €25,000 , following the five day cycle, which was promoted on the social networking site Twitter by TV personalities, Daithí Ó Sé and Marty Morrissey, amongst others.
St Brigid's national school in Castleknock, where Niamh taught, raised over €3,300 through pupils, parents and teachers for this cause.
"Her passing has left a huge void in the lives of her family and friends," said her brothers.
They paid tribute to a " wonderful wife, mother and a cherished daughter" to their parents Michael and Mairead.
"She was a fantastic sister who was always thinking of others. Niamh was great fun to be around with a great sense of humour and an infectious laugh. We all loved her dearly and she is so sadly missed by all.
"We chose this breast cancer appeal to show our family's appreciation for the wonderful care and support Niamh received from all staff at the unit."
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Opinions about Cyrillic character setSubmitted by Steve Gardner on 18 December 2014 - 5:57am
I've expanded my current project to include the first draft of the Cyrillic character set. I would welcome any feedback and suggestions for improvement.
A few of the glyphs are identical to the equivalent Latin forms (which, I understand, is perfectly acceptable) but, as with the recently added Greek character set, I've avoided bolting together segments from existing Latin glyphs to create a new Cyrillic one.
The first link shows a small sample text in Cyrillic; the second is the full character set from this font thus far, including Latin, Greek and Cyrillic (but not including small caps, alts etc).
Thanks in advance!


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The story begins after the battle at Hogwarts.It goes on to detail Harry, Ron and Hermione's last year at Hogwarts, their foray into the wizarding world of work, and their futures after the death of Lord Voldemort. This is my FIRST ever fan fiction, so please be nice!! Obviously, this work is entirely based on the writings of JKR, for without her, this wouldn't exist......I just wasn't ready for the story to end!!!
Genres: Romance, Action/Adventure, Angst Era: Post-Hogwarts Characters: Draco, Fred, Ginny , Harry, Hermione, Kreacher, Luna, Neville, Ron Pairings: Ron/Hermione, Harry/Ginny, Neville/Luna
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The Afghanistan President's 'Two Minute' Rule for Trump
NEW YORK, September 20, 2017 — Ashraf Ghani says he finds Donald Trump to be "engaged, informed, and determined" — but said that conversations with the president need to take place in soundbite form. "If you have a message, don't take more than two minutes to deliver it," Ghani said. (1 min., 19 sec.)


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U.S. Should Let Bush-Era Tax Cuts Expire
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said tax cuts put in place by former U.S. President George W. Bush should be allowed to expire and the U.S. should return to tax rates that were in effect under former President Bill Clinton to help address the budget deficit.
We should "allow the Bush tax cuts to expire," Greenspan said on NBC's "Meet the Press" today, calling the economic crisis "imminent and dire." We should "put the rates back to where they were during the Clinton administration," he said.
Greenspan said it will be hard to rein in the budget deficit because data show that if a disproportionate amount of the change come from tax increases "it won't work," while the impact of cutting back on spending is "almost insignificant."
"This issue requires a major cut in entitlement spending in order to resolve," said Greenspan, who served as chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006. "It's the issue that's got to be confronted. We've got to deal with it realistically; I hope sooner rather than later."
President Barack Obama has proposed cutting $4 trillion in cumulative deficits over 12 years through a combination of spending cuts and tax increases. The administration is resisting Republican calls for swifter cuts, while also pushing for a set of rules to enforce spending reductions over time.
The Republican-controlled House voted Friday to approve a budget that would cut spending by more than $6 trillion over a decade and privatize Medicare.
The proposal from House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican, relies exclusively on spending cuts to reduce the deficit, slicing $6.2 trillion over 10 years from Medicare and scores of other programs including Medicaid, food stamps, farm subsidies and Pell college tuition grants.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said yesterday that the administration wants to limit spending without threatening the economic recovery. He said the U.S. economic outlook has "improved substantially" since October.
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Nimble Commander 1.1.3 | MacOSX | 5 MB
Nimble Commander completely justifies its name (in translation from English nimble - agile, nimble), - the program uses minimal resources and delivers instant response, equally quickly by working as a single window, and with a dozen. For advanced users, a file manager - it is not just a document viewer and folders, and entire ecosystem, which is connected with most of their work. With Nimble Commander does not need to be distracted, there is everything: the viewer, file archiver, emulator "Terminal», FTP / SFTP-client and more.
Almost all (if not all) actions with files and additional tools are performed using hotkeys that great saves time and allows you to work like in the old days. Not the last role is played by Nimble Commander flexibility by which anything and everything can be customized.
The appearance of the application interface is such, and what should be: the most ascetic and does not contain anything superfluous. Slender ranks of the content of your file system so the status bar. No buttons, apart from the standard menu "Share" and the directory tree. All actions - exclusively at the keyboard.
For true geeks stashed classic design theme that repeats the appearance of an old man Norton Commander or his ideological follower of Far Manager. But do not worry, the mouse also has support: Shift click to select files, scroll responsible for moving through the list.
Working with Files
Easy navigation in the application provided with several viewing modes: change the number of columns, the option of reducing the file names, not to mention the size of the panel. There is integration with Quick Look, and working on a space which opens the preview in the next panel. You can view any documents and files, including various types of archives.
To find more filters provided, has integration with Spotlight. batch renaming feature includes a variety of masks and useful in working with large data sets. To verify hash sums of files no longer need to use separate tools: everything you need is in the Nimble Commander. Attributes files and the rights of customary law through the "Terminal", but it can be done directly in the file manager.
Additional functions
Nimble Commander truly comprehensive tool, which not only copes well with its key, but also with additional tasks. In it implemented the ability to connect to remote FTP- and SFTP-servers for viewing and downloading files, and emulator "terminal" and the display of various system information from the list of processes to reports, "This Mac».
There Nimble Commander and a separate menu of creating symbolic and hard links. It is easier and more convenient than the "Terminal". Also useful Admin mode, which eliminates the need to enter each time the sudo command when making or changing system files.
As a result
Nimble Commander turned out very successful. The developers did not try to please everyone at once, and precisely focused on the target audience - advanced users. Beginners view of the File Manager can scare, but the real geeks who are crazy from the simplicity and functionality of Far Manager Total Commander, he just give the pleasure of working.
What's New in Version 1.1.4 (1.1.3):
- Note: The downloadable version is 1.1.3; the version available for purchase on the Mac App Store is version 1.1.4.
- Added External Tools integration support: Quickly open any application with a variety of parameters based on the current focus / selection / path, etc.
- Added a new option to overwrite older files during a copy or move operation.
- Now External Editors can be used with any virtual file system, and changed files will be uploaded back.
- Added the new Shift Cmd P shortcut to toggle single-pane or dual-pane mode.
- Enabled scripting with AppleScript.
- Now in case of drag & drop within NC, it will check whether the source and target filesystems are the same. Based on that information, NC will choose between moving and copying. Of course, the keyboard modifiers (Ctrl for linking, Alt for copying, Cmd for moving) will be considered, too.
- Added new shortcuts: F9 to compress items in the target panel, and Shift F9 to compress items in the current panel.
- Made some improvements in the handling of symbolic links inside archives.
- Fixed some visual and stability bugs.
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