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Kommission für Kirchenangelegenheiten (Russia)
The Kommission für Kirchenangelegenheiten (KfK) (Committee for Church Affairs) was an organization among Mennonites of Russia (also transplanted to the Mennonite settlements in South America) which, contrary to previous practices, represented all Mennonite groups in Russia. In 1910 a Glaubenskommission was appointed at Schönsee by the Allgemeine Bundeskonferenz der Mennnonitengemeinden in Russland to deal with the tremendous problems of that time. The Russian parliament had issued a new law regarding religious groups by which the Mennonites were stripped of their former privileges and treated as a "sect." The KfK became an effective agent in these emergency situations. At the conference at Nikolaipol in 1912, the name Glaubenskommission was changed to Kommission für Kirchenangelegenheiten. This commission became the executive committee of the conference (Bundeskonferenz) to carry out its decisions in so far as they did not conflict with the local autonomy of the congregations and also to represent the collective Mennonite body to the government.
The first committee consisted of Elder Abr. Goerz of Ohrloff, Heinrich Braun (Mennonite Brethren), and D. H. Epp. In 1911 D. H. Epp was appointed chairman and K. Unrau was added as treasurer. Later Wilhelm Dyck took the place of Heinrich Braun. In 1912 the KfK was also charged with the responsibility for arranging the programs and obtaining governmental permission to hold conference sessions. At a meeting of the Allgemeiner Mennonitischer Kongress in Ohrloff in 1917, it was decided that the chairman of the KfK devote his full time to the work of the conference and that he should receive a salary. During the time of the Revolution and the confusion following it, all activities came temporarily to an end. At the first conference after the Revolution, held in Chortitza in October 1922, a new committee was elected composed of Elder Johann Klassen of Schönwiese, Elder Jakob Rempel of Grünfeld, Heinrich Wiebe of Steinfeld, and Jakob Janzen of Tiege. The functions of the committee remained the same with special authorization for action in cases of emergency. The committee chosen in 1925 consisted of Elder Alexander Ediger of Schönsee, Aron Dueck of Margenau, and Cornelius Martens of Grossweide. Later representatives from Siberia and the Crimea were added. The activities of the KfK in Russia came to a close in 1926-27 when all organized religious activities became impossible.
The Mennonites of Brazil and Paraguay continued the practice of having an inter-Mennonite KfK to take care of all common religious problems of the settlements. The KfK in Brazil had the same name Kommission as the corresponding Russian Mennonite KfK, and continued until 1947, when the withdrawal of the Mennonite Brethren group rendered it moribund. For the Paraguay KfK, see the article Kommission für kirchliche Angelegenheiten.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 526.
|David H. Epp
|Cornelius Krahn
|Date Published
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Epp, David H. and Cornelius Krahn. (1957). Kommission für Kirchenangelegenheiten (Russia). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 April 2019, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kommission_f%C3%BCr_Kirchenangelegenheiten_(Russia)&oldid=147596.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 218. All rights reserved.
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v75tco95 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 83 designs submitted by 24 freelance designers.
Collines en Forme
First let me tell you it is for a client of mine, so I will not take the final decision. However, the client will be shown logos on a daily basis for feedback.
Ok, so here is a description of this organizaion:
The "Collines en Forme" is a government program (launched by Social/Community Health Services) that promotes physical activities and good healthy eating habits (nutrition).
The people targeted by the program are between 0 and 18 years old. However, I do not want the logo to look too childish. I see it as a young looking logo, but it needs to look professional as the governement supports it.
The logo needs to:
- Represents Physical activity, good health, movement, fitness, nutrition...
- Colours will need to be Green and yellow/gold (if possible unless you have a better idea).
- I do not want to show a specific sport, nor a specific food item if possible.
- The word "Collines en forme" doesn't absolutely need to be part of the logo. You can try with or without.
FYI: The word "collines" means "Hills" in French. The region has a lot of hills/mountains.
So hills can be also be part of it, combined with the fitness/healthy component.
See the regional association site: http://mrcdescollinesdeloutaouais.q…ng=english - see the upper left logo? You can try something with the territory map, with hills and fitness items? I do not know, you are the experts.
See the regional tourism site at: http://tourisme.mrcdescollinesdelou…hp?lang=en
Attached is a draft that the client did. Just to give us an idea.
I'll provide a lot of feedback. Do not hesitate to apply.
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Sundhage Names Preliminary Roster For U.S. Women's Matches Against China on Oct. 2 in Kennesaw, Ga. and Oct. 6 in Chester, Pa.
CHICAGO (Sept. 7, 2010) – U.S. Women's National Team head coach Pia Sundhage has named 30 players to a preliminary roster for two matches against China, taking place on Oct. 2 at the Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium in Kennesaw, Ga. (6 p.m. ET), and on Oct. 6 at PPL Park in Chester, Pa. (7 p.m. ET on ESPN2).
Sundhage will open a training camp in Kennesaw, outside of Atlanta, on Sept. 20 that consists mostly of players from Women's Professional Soccer clubs who did not make the playoffs. As teams are eliminated from the playoffs, and after the WPS Championship on Sept. 26, additional players will join the national team camp at various times leading into the USA's first match against China.
Sundhage will name 18 players to suit up for each of the China matches, which will be the final international games before a 20-player roster is chosen for the 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying tournament, taking place from Oct. 28-Nov. 9 in Cancun and Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
"This is a very important camp as the team will get some quality time together to work on some tactical elements as we prepare for World Cup qualifying," said Sundhage. "It's also a great opportunity for our players to have two tough games before the important qualifying matches, as well as for the coaches, as we will have to make some important final decisions on our roster that goes to Mexico. We will also get to have a look at some of the less experienced players who have played well in WPS this season and some of the youngest players in our pool, so I am excited to get a lot of good work done and to find out some valuable information during the three weeks."
Of the 30 players on the roster, 27 play for WPS clubs while Sundhage has also named two collegians in strikers Alex Morgan (a senior at California) and Sydney Leroux (a junior at UCLA), who teamed up to lead the USA to the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup title. Morgan has been called up to all three domestic events this year, but this is the first full national team call-up for Leroux, who scored five goals at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, increasing her career total in FIFA youth World Cups to 10, a record for an American player.
The only other player who does not compete in WPS is defender Ali Krieger of Germany's FFC Frankfurt. She has earned three caps this year after not appearing for the USA since 2008.
The training camp marks the return of Tobin Heath to the U.S. roster. The 22-year-old midfielder is coming off a major ankle injury that required surgery and caused her to miss almost the entire WPS season. She has not appeared in a match for the USA this year and has earned just two caps since the end of the 2008 Olympics, where she was the youngest player on the U.S. roster.
Midfielder Carli Lloyd also returns to active training with the U.S. team after missing almost all of Sky Blue FC's season with a broken ankle. Lloyd came in with the U.S. team during its Sweden matches in July but was not available to play as she continued the rehabilitation process. She has recently returned to game action, coming off the bench to play 15 minutes for Sky Blue against FC Gold Pride on Sept. 1 and 15 minutes against Atlanta on Sept. 5.
Also returning to the national team fold for the first time since tearing her ACL a little more than a year ago is Lindsay Tarpley. The veteran of the past four world championship teams for the USA has had a solid season for the Boston Breakers since joining the club after the folding of St. Louis Athletica. Tarpley's call-up adds 119 caps of experience to the U.S. roster along with 30 goals, which tied for 12th all-time in U.S. history.
The U.S. will be bolstered by the excellent club seasons from two young forwards with Amy Rodriguez as the second leading scorer in the league with 12 goals and forward Lauren Cheney having been nominated for Rookie of the Year honors after scoring five times so far.
Several players without much national team experience have played their way into call-ups with solid WPS campaigns. Those include Chicago Red Stars center-back Whitney Engen, who will be in her second WNT training camp; Philadelphia Independence midfielder Joanna Lohman, who has nine caps, but none since January of 2007; Washington Freedom midfielder Sarah Huffman, who will be in her third full team camp; and Sky Blue defender Brittany Taylor, who earned her first and thus far only cap against Mexico back in March.
Boston Breakers goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, who back-stopped the USA to the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup title while allowing just one goal during her five starts, gets the nod and will train alongside Hope Solo, Nicole Barnhart and Jill Loyden, who are all up for WPS Goalkeeper of the Year honors.
Forward Abby Wambach comes into the China games as the leading scorer for the USA in 2010, having scored eight goals in nine matches to increase her career total to 109. Wambach leads a group of U.S. veterans that includes defenders Christie Rampone, Stephanie Cox and Heather Mitts and midfielders Shannon Boxx, Kristine Lilly and Heather O'Reilly. Young veterans Rachel Buehler and Amy LePeilbet have helped organize two of the best defenses in WPS, playing central defense for top two squads in the league in FC Gold Pride and the Boston Breakers, respectively.
Lilly, who turned 39 this summer, continues her quest to make her fifth World Cup qualifying squad. The USA did not have to qualify for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, which it hosted. Rampone, who is still in the process of returning to full fitness after the birth of her second child last spring, will be looking for her first start since the 2009 Algarve Cup in Portugal. She played 20 minutes off the bench in the 3-0 win over Sweden on July 17 in her first national team action since March of 2009.
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DEFENDERS (9): Rachel Buehler (FC Gold Pride), Stephanie Cox (Boston Breakers), Whitney Engen (Chicago Red Stars), Ali Krieger (FFC Frankfurt), Amy LePeilbet (Boston Breakers), Heather Mitts (Philadelphia Independence), Christie Rampone (Sky Blue FC), Meghan Schnur (Sky Blue FC), Brittany Taylor (Sky Blue FC)
MIDFIELDERS (12): Yael Averbuch (Sky Blue FC), Shannon Boxx (FC Gold Pride), Tobin Heath (Atlanta Beat), Sarah Huffman (Washington Freedom), Kristine Lilly (Boston Breakers), Lori Lindsey (Philadelphia Independence), Carli Lloyd (Sky Blue FC), Joanna Lohman (Philadelphia Independence), Kelley O'Hara (FC Gold Pride), Heather O'Reilly (Sky Blue FC), Megan Rapinoe (Chicago Red Stars), Lindsay Tarpley (Boston Breakers)
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This year park event went off with a bang thanks to a good cross section of skaters both young and old, and another amazing course built by California Skateparks. Gold went to 17-year old Brazilian phenomenon Pedro Barros, fresh of his Pro-tec Pool Party win, he was simply unstoppable, using every corner of the park at break neck speed. Ben Hatchell pushed Barros right to the wire with some impressive smooth technical skating, but bailed on his final run. If this weekend was all about the new breed of transition skaters, the old guard is not giving up a without a fight. Rune Glifberg placed third proving that age means nothing when you have style.
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The centerpiece also has a moss and fern covered branch running through the center of the table dotted with pink hydrangeas. The table also has a healthy dose of glitter sprinkled all over it!
I love the porcelain fairies scattered about the table. There are also giant pink polka dotted mushrooms sprouting up under the tree.
The pink petaled placemats hold Mary Cicely Barker plates. I spray painted the willow napkin rings green and then glued on hydrangea petals on it along with a sprinkling of glitter.
The girls get to dress up in flower-petalled tulle skirts, pink fairy wings and flower garland head bands. The little fairies go on a scavenger hunt and pop bubbles with their butterfly wands. They hear a fairy story and make candy necklaces. It is such a magical party!
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ASUS would like to clear the air on just who is the fastest of them all
Subject: General Tech, Motherboards | June 1, 2012 - 01:17 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: asus, maximus v gene, p8z77-V deluxe, overclocking, smackdown
Earlier this week, we and several other sites reported that a Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H motherboard managed to take the Ivy Bridge i7-3770 with a single core enabled all the way to 7.03GHz and ASUS would like to know what all the fuss is about. It seems that on January the 5th, ASUS took the i7-3770 to 7.06GHz on a P8Z77-V Deluxe which not only beats Gigabyte's overclock but did so long enough ago we needed to be reminded of it.
That was not even the best overclock that ASUS managed, the tiny Maximus V Gene could support a speed of 7.07GHz. That speed was hit yesterday by Andre Yang and seems to demonstrate that for extreme overclockers it is ASUS' Z77 boards which you should be counting on.
Hopefully this little correction will start an overclocking war between the two manufacturers, as both host events for overclockers as does MSI who have not chimed in to this contest yet. LN cooling is not for the faint of heart but it is what you need to practice in order to compete at this level. Gigabyte does seem to have one record which does still stand, DDR3-3280 MHz is quite spectacular.
ASUS master overclocker Andre Yang has managed another benchmarking world record, once more using the Intel Z77-based ROG Maximus V GENE mATX. Utilizing a quad-core/eight threaded Intel i7-3770 Ivy Bridge processor, Andre was able to overclock the CPU to an impressive milestone frequency of 7074.7MHz, again breaking the fabled 7GHz processor threshold and overtaking the previous record of 7.06GHz ( which was previously set and held by ASUS with the P8Z77-V Deluxe ). The CPU multiplier and BCLK were set to 112.69 x 63. The Maximus V GENE had 4GB of G.Skill DDR3 RAM, clocked to 1197.8MHz. The graphics card used was an ASUS GeForce GTX 680, set to 705MHz/3004MHz. Keep in mind quad-core and eight-threaded overclocking presents a much tougher challenge than more traditional single-core and double-threaded tuning in terms of stability and consistency, making the feat even more impressive.
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not sure if its a bug in program but the asus one shows as 4 cores active and gigabyte one only lists 1
It's not a bug. For the gigabyte overclock, they disabled 3 of the 4 cores. For the ASUS overclock, they did not.
Even if asus OC was 1ghz less, it would still be a better OC since its 4 cores OC'ed and not 1. a lot harder to do.
Have we all forgotten the guys who got an AMD chip up to over 8ghz back in September? It was covered here, I think, and certainly on Hot Hardware. And that was on multiple cores (I don't remember whether it was 2 of 4 or 4 of 6). Win = AMD.
It was covered here.
And there was a larger one shortly thereafter.
To my knowledge those AMD overclocks were running on 2 cores... because with Bulldozer's architecture cores come in pairs and you cannot shut down half of a module. They did, to my knowledge, shut down all but one module on the chip -- doing as close to "using only a single core" as they could.
That said yes it did stomp all over this overclock record for frequency.
This overclock record was the highest overclock for Ivy Bridge specifically -- as well as the highest DDR3 overclock AFAIK.
Ah... well they qualified it then as being specific to Ivy Bridge. Fair enough.


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From the Sabres press release:
The camp will feature approximately 38 Sabres prospects, including the team's 2012 NHL Draft picks, all of whom are scheduled to participate in the six-day camp. The players will take part in both on-ice and off-ice workouts. The goals of the camp are to show prospective players the fundamental ideas of the Sabres' playing system and expose them to the conditioning programs of an NHL player. Camp participants will also study and examine NHL rules and the successful techniques a player must possess to become a professional athlete.
Three RFAs, T.J. Brennan, Alex Biega, and Drew Schiestel, have paid their entry-level dues and will not participate.


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Got two of these in april 2011 but they seem a bit sensitive.I have a few of these all over the place. They are in theory easy to propogate from cuttings.
They are the plants that create the flowers used for the Hawian necklaces.
These are in general doing really well.
Some died and totally vanished, others have settled in.
Still alive, but they have dropped most of their leaves. I think thats winter for them as I noticed the plants at the garden center also had few leaves. Also got a whole bunch of these from a garage sale.
Hopefully they are still alive.
Aug 2011: They are still alive and actually pretty hardy, at least to both weeds and lack of water. See how they fair this winter. One of them has in fact gone completly mad and more than doubled its size!!! You can see the one on the left (?) has a dead stalk, thats because from the moment I first planted it it wilted and died leaving me to believe it was a very sensitive plant, however, as you can see, it has grown its own new stalk, and maybe it will proove to be fairly hardy. As ever, the plant of the left was $6-8 from the garden store and the one on the right was $1 from a garage sale!!


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DestinyAwakened needed a new banner ad design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 65 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
KB Gold Edelmetall
I am an internet marketer and affiliate currently working with a European Precious Metals company who is introducing a new product to the U.S. and Canadian markets; the world's first and only gold bullion savings plan with Swiss kinebar gold ingots minted down to the 1/2 gram (made to be affordable for the working class person only $65/month). My goal is to attract people who will be interested in opening up one of these free accounts and funding their account with a purchase of KB gold. I am EVEN MORE interested in attracting network marketers and business leaders who would be interested in capitalizing on the gold boom by joining our team and who will use their skills to build a network of gold buyers and affiliates. I am not sure if it is possible to create a design that would appeal to both groups. If I had to choose, between the two, I would go for a design which helps to reel in the business minded person who is looking for a capital building opportunity in gold.
Entrepreneurs, home business enthusiasts, mlm and network marketing leaders, those who understand the crisis our US currency is in and who may be interested in learning how to benefit from gold.
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Plasma Introduction
I History
II Technical
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II Further
Electric Universe
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The Way Forward
Astronomy and mythology for children
The best selling Playful Planets series teaches children about the planets of our Solar System, and some of the myths and legends associated with them in a simple, colourful, and fun way. (The planet's personalities reflect their mythological traits.) For example, Mars is Mr Angry, the God of War; Veronica Venus is the Goddess of Love, and is always smiling and happy; Saturn is wise old Father Time; and Mickey Mercury the mischievous messenger.
A great read for all inquisitive children, aged 4-10. Learning can be fun.
Mainstream science,
for the most part, looks on the universe as electrically
neutral and purely mechanical; a place where the weak
force of gravity holds fort. Plasma Cosmology, by contrast,
acknowledges the electrodynamic nature of the universe.
Gravity and inertia are NOT the only forces at work.
The history of science, of course, is
fraught with controversy, and it is important to bear
in mind that the situation today is little different.
Plasma is the fourth state of matter.
It differs from solids, liquids and gases in so far
as it's atoms are divided into free-floating 'negative'
electrons and 'positive' ions (an atom which has lost
its electron/s). It is sometimes referred to as an ionized
Students are generally taught about only
three states of matter, and when Plasma does get a mention,
little importance is assigned. Not only should plasma
be added to the list, but the order should be reversed
to put it in first place. The reasons for this will
become clear.
The term Plasma was borrowed from blood
plasma in order to describe its almost life-like and
self-organising properties.
Plasma sometimes emits light when under
the excitation of electrical and magnetic fields. Polar
auroras bear witness to this fact.
Plasma in space consists entirely of
ions and electrons, and is thus very energetic or 'hot'.
Only when cooled does it form the matter to which we
are familiar here on Earth: solids, liquids, and gases.
Because plasma remains electrically charged
in space, it is influenced more by electromagnetic forces
than gravity. In fact space, once considered mostly
empty, has been found to be alive with plasma. Vast
flows of charged particles have been discovered spanning
hundreds-of-thousands of light years across interstellar
The most familiar examples of electrical
plasmas here on earth are neon signs and lighting, television
screens, and electrical arc welding machines. Fire and
Lightning are also forms of Plasma.
Just about everything! Plasma is an excellent conductor of electricity, and
because of its free-flowing electrons its conductive
properties far surpass those of copper and gold.
Due to its interaction with electromagnetism,
plasmas display a complexity in structure far exceeding
that of matter in gaseous, liquid, or solid states.
It has a tendency to form into cellular and filamentary
These structures derive from the fact
that a charged particle flow (or current) produces a
ring of magnetic fields around itself, 'pinching' plasma
into multi-filamentary strands, as can be seen on both
cosmic and more localised scales. Pictured right is
a novelty plasma-lamp typical of those available on
the high street.
While conventional astronomy maps magnetism, electric
currents are excluded on the mistaken basis that they
are of no significance in space.
Working from the inertia of this prior belief, astrophysicists
have a tendency to talk in euphemisms. 'Electron rains'
and 'clouds of ionized gas' are just two popular examples. From
a conservative perspective these terms might seem easier
to grasp than the behaviour of more ethereal plasma,
but they are, nonetheless, obfuscations. In reality
we are talking about electrodynamic phenomena.
These models are consistent with reality.
Big Bang cosmology, by contrast, fails to adequately
account for the 'clumpiness' and filamentary structures
that we observe.
Plasma cosmology does NOT rely on abstract
mathematical modelling or an increasing array of exotic
hypotheticals like Dark Matter and Dark Energy!


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Wales 10-33 New Zealand, Cardiff, November 24
New Zealand outclass Wales
ESPN Staff
November 24, 2012
Luke Romano touches down to score for the All Blacks
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Match Analysis by ESPNscrum
World champions New Zealand destroyed Wales with a Millennium Stadium masterclass tonight - but they also graphically displayed the ugly side of rugby.
The All Blacks stretched their unbeaten record to 20 Tests against all opponents and inflicted a 25th successive defeat on Wales, stretching back 59 years. Tries by flanker Liam Messam, prop Tony Woodcock and lock Luke Romano, plus 18 points from an injured Dan Carter's deputy Aaron Cruden confirmed Wales' worst losing run since current All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen was in charge 10 years ago.
Wales claimed consolation tries by substitute Scott Williams and wing Alex Cuthbert, yet they lost three players injured inside the opening 20 minutes, including lock Bradley Davies, who was floored by a sickening act of foul play. All Blacks hooker Andrew Hore punched Davies from behind, and although he escaped censure from erratic match referee Craig Joubert, citing commissioner Mike Rafter is likely to take a different view.
Prop Aaron Jarvis (knee) and centre Jamie Roberts (hip) also made early exits, which contributed towards Wales being unable to remotely establish any momentum in a one-sided contest. It was Wales' heaviest home defeat since the All Blacks crushed them 41-3 seven years ago, and the worst in Cardiff of head coach Warren Gatland's 55-Test reign.
Gatland, back in charge for two games in between preparing for next summer's British and Irish Lions tour to Australia, could only look on as New Zealand at times showed devastating moments of class. Some of their inter-play between backs and forwards left a crowd of just over 72,000 spellbound, yet Wales were also far better than in their previous autumn games against Argentina and Samoa that both resulted in defeats.
But the harsh fact is that Wales are staring at an autumn whitewash unless they can end a run of seven successive losses against Australia next Saturday. New Zealand, meanwhile, will conclude their European tour against England at Twickenham, going into battle as red-hot favourites to complete the calendar year unbeaten.
New Zealand, despite Carter's absence, were overwhelming favourites, but they did themselves little favours during a dramatic opening two minutes. Hore got off scott-free despite wiping out Davies from behind, an incident that forced the Cardiff Blues forward off. But it did not end there. Jarvis jarred his knee when play moved upfield, and he was then carried off, meaning an early appearance for Scott Andrews, while Aaron Shingler took over from Davies.
Cruden kicked New Zealand into a 10th-minute lead, yet Wales had no intention of playing second fiddle, and given their immediate position of adversity, it fired up their supporters to raise the decibel level.
There was, though, no sign of Wales' injury casualty count receding any time soon, with Roberts going off clutching an ice pack to his hip and Williams taking over.
Cruden kicked two further penalties, and there was worse to come for Wales when the dangerous Julian Savea caused chaos after he ran from deep, setting up quick possession and a move that ended with Messam crossing. Cruden converted, and Wales were as good as finished, 16-0 down after 26 minutes despite producing some promising rugby in flashes.
New Zealand were already threatening to discover cruise control, and when Woodcock ploughed over for a try that was a carbon copy move of his World Cup final try against France last year, Wales had no way back.Cruden converted, and when he kicked a penalty just two minutes into the second period, Wales trailed 26-0 and were well on their way to a humiliating defeat.
They could not get out of their own half, and with New Zealand's confidence exactly what should be expected from a team unbeaten in 15 months, they added another superb score, this time from Romano. Cruden again added the extras, which was the prelude to yet another Wales injury as flanker Ryan Jones went off, being replaced by Justin Tipuric, with the home side desperately seeking a way into the contest.
Williams scored a consolation try following superb work by the Wales forwards, and the second-half display was a far more efficient effort, with their cause helped when All Blacks wing Cory Jane was sin-binned for a deliberate knock-on.
Wales at least made the second 40 minutes a contest, and Cuthbert's late touchdown made the second-half scoreline 10-10 on a night when the reigning RBS 6 Nations champions were left searching for crumbs of comfort.
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I'm going through my relatively small nail polish collection and photographing my favourite shades.
This week is Oranges!
I was seriously surprised by this little beauty from Boots No. 17 when I got it.
The texture is fabulous – it's a little bit thin, which I like, it was so easy to apply and smooth, the colour was vivid and it dried quickly, and lasted a week with no top coat. LOVE. I would happily buy more of these.
This colour is a bright orange – I believe there are some sparkles in this which didn't quite show up on the photograph. I love this, it's bright but also wearable.
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A handgun, two rifles and other items were stolen from a Burbank home Monday after thieves wriggled in through an unlocked kitchen window, police said.
Between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m., an unknown number of suspects entered the home — located in the 300 block of Via Montana — and stole the weapons, an Apple laptop, Nikon camera and jewelry, said Burbank Police Sgt. Darin Ryburn.
Police encourage residents to secure their homes.
"What burglars look for is open access," Ryburn said.
Anyone with information about the theft is urged to call Burbank police at (818) 238-3210.
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A deal to sell iPhones on China Mobile's vast network is a "watershed" moment, Apple CEO Tim Cook told CNBC on Wednesday.
China Mobile will start selling iPhones in China this Friday. The premium, 16-gigabyte, 5S model will be priced at 5,288 yuan, or about $874, the world's largest mobile company said. The 64-gigabyte 5S will be priced at 6,888 yuan ($1,139) and the 5C model will be priced at 4,488 yuan for the 16-gigabyte model.
A long-awaited deal between Apple and China Mobile was announced last month. Access to China Mobile's network of an estimated 760 million subscribers - the largest in the world - is seen as a crucial next step for Apple.
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Conclusion: Spain are good. They top the group after winning all three of their games and will play Italy in the semi-final. You fear there's going to be a repeat of the Euro 2012 final, although Nigeria did create a fair few chances today. The difference was the finishing though. Spain were so clinical - though they did miss a few - and no one was more composed in front of goal than Jordi Alba. He's some player. Nigeria go out in third place because Uruguay have beaten Tahiti 8-0, which makes it a great evening to be Gus Poyet.
Full-time: Nigeria 0-3 Spain
That's your lot!
90 min+1: Alba finds Villa in space in the area. He tries to guide one into the bottom-left corner but telegraphs his intentions and Enyeama saves.
GOAL! Nigeria 0-3 Spain (Alba, 88 min)
Jordi Alba isn't really a full-back, is he? From deep inside Spain's pass, Villa pops a ball over the top of the rather tired Nigeria defence for Alba to chase. He gets there, of course, because he would win a race with a cheetah, Road Runner and Usain Bolt, rounds Enyeama and rolls it into the empty net.
86 min: Villa accepts a reverse-pass from Silva but falls as he shoots from just inside the area, causing the ball to fly miles over. "People sound really surprised at Mikel playing a bit but when there was a row between Chelsea and Man Utd for his signature a few years ago, it wasn't to get a holding midfielder," says Samuel Aiyelaagbe. "He was simply glorious at the World Youth Championships in 2005 in Holland in the number 10 position."
84 min: Luis Suarez has made it Uruguay 7-0 Tahiti.
83 min: Musa dashes in from the left and rasps one miles wide from the edge of the area. Do they not have barn doors in Nigeria?
82 min: Mikel embarks on another powerful run and then has a shot. Seriously. Do not adjust your screen. The shot, hit from 25 yards out, goes a few yards wide but that's not the point.
80 min: I think Nigeria have played pretty well. If only their forwards hadn't performed with all the composure of a drunk on stilts in front of goal.
78 min: "Let`s try to imagine that the Spanish substitutes are allowed to participate in a championship along with Spain's starting eleven," says Cesar de Francisco Aygues. "Both teams obviously reach the final.Who would keep the ball?.It could be tiki-takanaccio brainstorm!" The team with Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets.
76 min: Iniesta diddles his way past Mikel and slips it to Silva on the right. He tries to bend one with his left foot but it's blocked. The ball falls to Torres in the area but Nigeria's defenders manage to keep him at bay too.
75 min: Pedro off. David Villa on.
74 min: What a miss from Gambo! Musa suddenly bursts into life, charging inside from the right and leaving a couple of Spanish defenders for dead. Gambo is totally unmarked to his left and Musa finds him. The pass was slightly behind him but there was no excuse for what followed. His first touch was poor and his second was worse, as he sliced the ball horribly wide of the far post with his right foot.
72 min: Mikel has just gone on a 20-yard run, ambling past a few Spanish midfielders and winning a free-kick. I genuinely did not know he could run. Is this the player he's actually supposed to be?
71 min: Pedro finds himself in the clear on the left of the area. He fakes to shoot with his left, shoots with his right and his shot is blocked. Nigeria take the opportunity to replace Akpala with Mohammed Gambo.
68 min: It's 6-0 to Uruguay in the other game #prayfortahiti.
66 min:Torres is through again and looks set for a second goal but takes a crucial second too long, allowing Oboabona to get back and toe it over the bar. "The cross came from Pedro, not Alba, though Alba released Pedro," says Anna Pons. Dang. Rectified. Just keeping you on your toes.
65 min: Oh Iniesta, you are my little gentleman. He's on the ball, around 35 yards out. Nigeria think they're safe. They're not. He pushes it over the top to Silva, who times his run perfectly and goofs his volley majestically. He should have scored.
64 min: Ogu is on for Mba.
GOAL! Nigeria 0-2 Spain (Torres, 62 min)
There were signs that Nigeria were beginning to tire. Spain were having it all their own way and their pressing was decreasing at an alarming rate. Or maybe they were just hypnotised by the rhythmic passing. They simply stood and watched as Spain sliced them open on the left. Alba released Pedro, who curled a first-time cross into the six-yard box from the left and there was Torres to score with a diving header. Nicely done.
60 min: Fresh from destroying Tahiti, Fernando Torres is on for Roberto Soldado.
59 min: Silva darts in from the right and spots Pedro darting in from the right. He rolls the ball through but Pedro's touch runs away from him and Enyeama gathers.
58 min: Xavi shoots from 25 yards out. It bounces up in front of Enyeama but he holds it easily.
56 min: Speaking of which, here's Alvaro Recoba's debut for Inter, back in 1997 against Brescia. It was also Ronaldo's debut but Recoba stole the show. Check these goals out.
54 min: David Silva replaces Cesc Fabregas, who's tweaked something or other. "In answer to Philip Wainwright's 46th minute question, Alvaro Recoba, surely?" says Rob Marriott. "And a lovely player he was too. Actually, a quick wikipedia check states that he's still playing. Well done him." Always good to get a mention of Recoba but I doubt he's the reason why.
53 min: Iniesta is bumped over on the edge of the area. It's just outside the D. Xavi curls it over the top of the wall but can't get it down in time, the ball skimming the roof of the net.
51 min: It just won't fall for Nigeria in the Spain area. The excellent Ambrose beats a couple on the right and sends Musa haring away down the right, with Alba nowhere to be seen. He whips it towards the near post. Akpala and Valdes both go for it, both miss it and Ideye can't contort his body enough at the far post to turn it in.
50 min: There's not been much octane at the start of this second half. A real lack of octane. It's slow.
47 min: "Everyone is talking about Spain winning next years world cup," says Mukunthan Murthi. "I definitely think the Germans will be the team to beat in Brazil. They have a better squad than Spain and a better eye for goals." This German side still has a bit to prove. They froze against Italy in the final last year - though I accept they are more experienced and have benefited from some new players coming into the squad.
46 min: Here we go again. "Imagine how good Spain would be if they had a decent finisher on the pitch," says Phillip Wainwright. "Fabregas still looks a bit lost in such exalted company. Soldado should be finishing those chances. Iniesta makes me want to cry, such is the beauty of his football. PS how good is this half time??? What a story! PPS re Poyet, he only got 26 caps for Uruguay, according to the beeb. Who on earth was keeping him out of the team?"
In the other game, it's Uruguay 4-0 Tahiti. See, Gus, it's not all bad!
Everyone take a deep breath. Time for BBC3's 60 second news round-up.
Poyet is still talking. "Messing with my career? We'll see," says Poyet.
Back to the studio, where smoke is billowing out of Gus Poyet's ears. The look on his face here. He's stunned and has to sit there and take his medicine as Mark 'Chapman' Chappers reads out the piping hot Brighton statement that has been released about Poyet's sacking as their manager. "I think BBC have got a great story, the manager getting information he's been released. It's quite surprising. I've still had no communication, no text, so it's all up to you and the timing. I'm probably the first to be in this situation." He's not happy. He might nut someone. Chappers better watch his step.
Half-time: Nigeria 0-1 Spain
Spain lead thanks to Jordi Alba's goal but Nigeria can consider themselves slightly unfortunate to be behind.
45 min+2: Xavi and Fabregas conspire to make some mischief as the seconds tick away. Xavi's touch sets Fabregas running towards the exposed Nigeria defence but his shot is blocked. Busquets is then brought down by Mikel on the right. Xavi curls the ball into the area and Ramos's firm header is straight at Enyeama. Either side of him and it was in.
45 min: Two minutes of the added stuff.
43 min: The Super Eagles have been super - until they have to insert the ball into the big rectangular thing.
41 min: Nigeria respond immediately. Ambrose clips a low first-time cross towards the near post from the right and Ideye gets in front of Pique but totally mishits his shot, allowing Spain to clear with more than a hint of desperation.
39 min: How on earth has this one stayed out? Soldado slides a sumptuous cross into the infernal corridor of uncertainty, which finds Enyeama and the Nigeria defence in a most uncertain state of mind. It runs perfectly into the path of Fabregas but he somehow clunks it against the inside of the post from six yards out! The ball crashes out - and into the arms of the prone Enyeama.
38 min: Passy pass pass. We're enjoying a lull.
35 min: Musa gets in behind on the left again but his dangerous low ball across is read well by Alba.
34 min: "Disappointed to see Navas on the bench again," says Ruairi J Topping. "Was sure he would start after being on the bench for the Tahiti game. City have signed some player. Also, it's a little bizarre how poor Spain's defending is from corners. Even Tahiti gave them a couple of scares. It's almost as if they feel it shouldn't be part of the game and as such, stop playing till the ball's back on the deck."
32 min: Who is this man and what has he done with John Obi Mikel? He's just done a flick! "Perhaps after trying his luck with the Seagulls, Gus Poyet is scouting out a managerial position with Nigeria's Super Eagles?" says Justin Kavanagh. "Either way, he's going to get dumped on from above."
31 min: Strikers? Pah. Soldado misses another after being played through by Fabregas on the right. He opts for power over placement and places it powerfully at Enyeama, who pushes it out and is grateful to see it put behind for a corner. Meanwhile Uruguay are winning 3-0, so that's that then.
29 min: How many do Nigeria want? They turn very Arsenal when they get into the area. They always want one more touch. This time it's Ideye's turn to dither when the situation called for some forcefulness and his cross-shot was cleared in the end.
28 min: How many do Nigeria want? Ambrose crosses, Akpala heads, Valdes saves. The striker might have done better.
26 min: You know, Spain haven't done a lot for a while. So they decide they'd better rectify that. From just inside his own half, Ramos pings a ball over the top of Nigeria's defence, which was caught squarer than Screech Powers, for Soldado. He plucked the ball out of the sky but placed his shot too close to Enyeama. He parried and it was hacked behind for a corner, which disappeared into nothingness, as we all will eventually.
25 min: Pique is back after hurting his back, baby.
22 min: A free-kick to Nigeria after Soldado climbs all over Mikel on the left. Mikel dusts himself down and curls a cross towards the far post. Valdes punches it away but Mba heads it back into the area, so Valdes beats Akpala to the ball, punching it away again and proving how he'd deal with a wet and windy Tuesday night in Stoke. He even cleaned out Pique in the process. He's feeling a bit tender. Spain are down to 10 men for the time being but he shall return.
20 min: Ask and you shall receive. Ideye storms down the left, cuts inside and rolls a ball across the edge of the area to Mba. His first touch sits up nicely for him to strike it on the volley and when he does, it forces Valdes into a fine low save down to his left. Corner to Nigeria. Spain get it clear but not too convincingly.
19 min: We haven't had a chance for five minutes. Unacceptable!
17 min: "You sound a bit giddy, Jacob," says Bish Gmail. I assume that's not his surname, though I'd love to meet a Gary Outlook Express. "Glad you refused the jelly babies. Is it weird that I love to watch La Liga, adore Barca and (grudgingly) respect Real, but simply dislike Spain? Something about the whole being more irritating than the sum of its parts." Spain are fun when they're like this. They were not a bundle of laughs at the Euros.
16 min: News reaches us that Gus Poyet has been sacked by Brighton. This is only significant because Poyet is sitting on the BBC sofa this evening. He'll be squirming on the BBC sofa next time we see him.
14 min: Another sighter for Nigeria. This is fine end-to-end stuff. Xavi lost the ball - I know! Amazing! - and Akpala shoots straight at Valdes on the edge of the area.
12 min: From the corner, Spain break at speed, Pedro leading a two-on-one raid. He tries to beat Oboabona on the outside and then, as he enters the area, he checks back inside, looking to get it on to his right foot. Oboabona muscles him out of it though and the appeals for a penalty are waved away. Meanwhile Egwueke is on for Omeruo.
11 min: Thing is, Nigeria are a menace when they do manage to test the Spain defence, which doesn't actually fill you with too much confidence. John Obi Mikel, who is a transformed character in a Nigeria shirt, stabs a wonderful Scholesian pass over the top of the Spain defence. The ball eventually falls to Akpala whose fierce volley is blocked. It falls to Mikel, who should shoot with Valdes stranded. Instead he decides to take a touch and when he does shoot from eight yards out, his effort is deflected over.
10 min: Omeruo has gone off on a stretcher and Nigeria have to defend the corner with 10 men, which is just what they want. Xavi and Fabregas try the old Beckham-Scholes routine but Fabregas's volley dribbles wide.
9 min: I'm already feeling sorry for Nigeria here. They haven't got a clue how to stop this passing carousel - they can't find the switch to turn it off. There has to be a plug somewhere. Iniesta and Soldado combine to play Fabregas in but Enyeama and Omeruo do well to smother the chance, at the expense of a corner. Omeruo has injured himself in the process though. He'll not continue. He's knacked his leg.
8 min: This is all well and good but when are Spain going to hit the big man?
7 min: This could get embarrassing. The speed of the Spanish passing is too much. When they're like this, they're too much. Xavi spots Alba setting off on another run in behind and pierces the Nigeria defence but the pass is too heavy and Enyeama is quickly out of his area to boot it clear.
5 min: Spain have the ball. I sense a pattern developing.
GOAL! Nigeria 0-1 Spain (Alba, 3 min)
Well, in this heat, it could be a long old evening for Nigeria. They had started brightly enough but Spain had already carved them open once. The second time, there was no reprieve. Spain tiki-taka'd in that Spain way, Alba, Busquets, Fabregas and Xavi one-touching their way through the Nigeria midfield. They were chasing shadows. Fabregas laid it into the path of Alba, who managed to bustle his way past a couple of weak challenges on the edge of the area and stroke a left-footed shot low past Enyeama and into the bottom-right corner.
3 min: Nigeria take the corner shot and Musa rams a shot wide from the left. This isn't a bad start from Nigeria. Although saying that...
2 min: Iniesta is the most beautiful player of all time. As he set off on this move, I inadvertently let out a squeal of "AHAHAHA INIESTA!: in appreciation. He played a tidy one-two with Fabregas on the left, eased his way into the area, made a fool of out of the defender with a lovely piece of skill, nutmegging him in the process. He opens up his body for the shot, trying to bend it into the far corner, but Enyeama saves, And starts a Nigeria counter. They work it up the left and Ideye cuts inside and sees a shot deflected not too far wide.
The niceties done - Xavi wishes Victor Enyeama good luck, which actually sounds ominous - and we're off! Nigeria, kicking from right to left, get the game underway and they keep the ball, they keep the ball, they keep the ball... for less than 10 seconds. Spain have the ball and they don't plan on giving it back for a while.
The anthems. Nigeria's is a jaunty number but I miss most of it because Ian McCourt and Marcus Christenson are trying to give me some jelly babies. I do not want the jelly babies. I refuse the jelly babies. I spit on their feet at the mere mention of the jelly babies. Sorry, got a bit carried away there. The Nigerian anthem done, it's time for Spain's. As ever, not a single player sings along, which is an utter disgrace. They'll never win anything carrying on like that.
Efan Ekoko is turning out to be quite the pundit, mainly because he TELLS IT LIKE IT IS. He's just been explaining that people in Nigeria do not understand the meaning of the underdog. The first few times he mentioned it people said "what sort of dog is that?"
You'll be after the two soccer teams. Here are the two soccer teams.
Nigeria: Enyeama, Oboabona, Echiejile, Ambrose, Omeruo, Mikel, Ogude, Mba, Musa, Ideye, Akpala. Subs: Ejide, Ogu, Egwueke, Mohammed, Kwambe, Ujah, Babatunde, Onazi, Eze, Oduamadi, Benjamin, Agbim.
Spain: Valdes; Arbeloa, Sergio Ramos, Pique, Jordi Alba; Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta; Pedro, Soldado, Fabregas. LOOK AT THIS BENCH: Casillas, Albiol, Javi Martinez, Azpilicueta, Villa, Torres, Mata, Monreal, Cazorla, Silva, Jesus Navas, Reina.
Referee: Joel Aguilar (Slovakia)
Hello. Good news, everyone. It would appear that Spain, having egregiously jumped the shark with that False Nine rubbish at Euro 2012 last year, have seen sense and remembered that scoring goals and creating chances can be just as fun as tiki-takanaccio. Strikers are all the rage again and Spain have been magnificent in this Confederations Cup, thrashing Uruguay 2-1 and, er, Tahiti 10-0. It would take a brave man to say they won't be winning the World Cup in Brazil next year, because they will be winning the World Cup in Brazil next year if we're being totally honest with ourselves here.
They'll probably be winning their first ever Confederations Cup too, although there is the faintest chance that they could be knocked out tonight. All that needs to occur for that to happen is for Tahiti to obliterate Uruguay and for Spain to lose to Nigeria. So, yeah, it's probably not going to happen, even if stranger things have happened in this tournament, such as John Obi Mikel apparently scoring a goal. and Nigeria, level on points with Uruguay, will probably be on their way home by the end of the evening. Unless there is a repeat of their game against Spain in the 1998 World Cup, when they won 3-2. Is that going to happen? It's not going to happen.
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From its early days as the travel arm of AARP (American Association of Retired People) beginning in 1958, Grand Circle Travel has grown and expanded as an independent company focused on providing meaningful travel experiences for the "over-50's." While it now offers a full range of both cruisetours and land programs, the original operations focused only on discounted European extended-stay programs, most occurring during the winter in the south of Spain. As a later outgrowth, Grand Circle began to offer escorted tours around the world, always with a strong emphasis on excursions and enrichment, though cruises were not then part of the product mix.
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Starting in 1997, Grand Circle began promoting European river cruises on fully and partially chartered ships to its clientele. Pleased with the enthusiastic response, Grand Circle sought to ensure both the quality of the product and full control of the operations by committing to having its own ships built, beginning with River Symphony in 1998, followed over the years by a series of constantly improved vessels in various areas of Europe, Russia, the Mediterranean and Egypt. The company also runs chartered operations in Europe, Panama, Antarctica, Burma and China, under both the Grand Circle and Overseas Adventure brands.
Part of Grand Circle Travel's success is evident from the remarkable level of repeat business; on most departures, over half of the passengers have traveled with Grand Circle before. Many cite the unified experience of combined small-ship and river cruising along with the creative shore excursions and learning experiences either included or offered as attractive options. Along with this is the company's system of using what are known as Program Directors, a combination of cruise staff, tour guides and educators. They are local residents with a background in history, culture and geography who accompany each departure that Grand Circle operates and who serve to explain and enhance the passenger's knowledge, awareness and enjoyment during the cruise or cruisetour.
Certainly, Grand Circle is doing something right. Small-ship vacations are Grand Circle's top sellers, and as the fleet has expanded, it's posted an average of 30 percent or more growth per year.
Along with its current operations, mention should be made of the company's sense of commitment in the areas where it operates, not only by maintaining actual offices for each region, but also its commitment to responsible tourism overall. The Grand Circle Foundation has committed over $92 million in the last 20 years to preserving cultural traditions and advancing education -- in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, the company has funded the construction of information/shade pavilions to make the experience more worthwhile. Currently, the Foundation supports about 100 schools in 30 countries.
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Grand Circle offers a full range of small-ship cruisetours for the over-50 set. While Grand Circle's ships are designed for the areas in which they operate, the ships are as much about comfort and convenience as destination.
Cabins are spacious and well appointed. On some ships (Western Europe) upper-deck cabins have true balconies, while lower decks have large windows (the lowest deck windows are barely above water level). Generally, the Europe-based ships tend to have twin beds only.
Bathrooms are small to roomy and excellently fitted out, and cabins are kept spotless. Usually, CNN, movies, and alternate language and music channels are available, along with an onboard info channel.
Dining is handled professionally, and depending on the ship, will be a mix of buffet (often breakfast and lunch) and served (dinner). Menu options vary, but local and regional specialties are always included and may be featured selections. Think chicken paprikash or wiener schnitzel or profiteroles au chocolat. Specialty evenings are usually offered -- an Egyptian buffet -- depending on the locale and itinerary.
General entertainment is low-key and casual; nobody goes on a Grand Circle cruise for karaoke or bingo, though both may be offered. There may be a costume night, or a black-and-white dress evening, or a passenger/crew talent show. They are all fun and people enjoy themselves.
The real focus of any Grand Circle cruise is the chance to experience other cultures, histories, traditions and people. Through onboard lectures and excursions ashore, through talks and meals with local people and visits with or demonstrations by local artisans, passengers have a chance to expand their knowledge and understanding of other places and those who live there. The responsibility for guiding and leading these efforts lies with the Program Directors, local residents with a deep knowledge of their culture and the training and ability to convey it to others. There will be several on each cruise, and they will be both cruise staff and tour guides as well as resident experts on just about everything you might want to know. They will also aid the passengers in understanding and abiding by local customs, and in making discoveries, the company's term for those moments of enlightenment and understanding each passenger will undergo during their trip.
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As with all Grand Circle programs, the passengers on the company's cruises will all be over 50, in some cases much more so. The company does not market to families, and does not accept children as passengers. Passengers are generally well traveled, and at least half of them, if not more, will be repeat passengers with Grand Circle, and probably members of their loyalty program, the Inner Circle, an organization for those who have made three or more trips with the company.
The majority will be married couples, though singles and clusters of friends traveling together are not unusual. (The line says that solo travelers represent 1 in 4 of its travelers, and a roommate-matching service is available.) Passengers tend to be a combination of retired, semi-retired and still active, college-educated, and with strong business and professional backgrounds. Given Grand Circle's strong focus on learning experiences, most of the guests are curious and open-minded, and eager to try new things.
Also, since Grand Circle is an American company and generally (even on charters) does whole-ship trips, English is the language of the day at all times. The crews, and most especially the Program Directors, are all at the very least conversationally fluent. Passengers are all Americans or American-connected.
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Grand Circle's fleet, both for river cruising and small-ship ocean cruises, is necessarily varied and diverse. However, all of them, either purpose-built or purchased, are fitted out to be a part of the overall Grand Circle experience. Grand Circle's oldest ship was built in 1983, the newest in 2008. In all, the firm operates a fleet of about 50 small ships, about half of them owned and the rest privately chartered.
In 1998, the cruise line inaugurated its first privately owned and operated river cruiser, the since-sold River Symphony, carrying 140 passengers in its 70 outside cabins; cabins with windows are a requirement on all Grand Circle-built vessels. Designed specifically to operate on the Rhine-Main-Danube river network, it would be followed by its sister ships, River Harmony (1999), River Melody (1999), River Rhapsody (1999) and River Concerto (2000). All of the Western European ships offer a restaurant with open single-seating, a lounge, a bar, some limited fitness equipment, an elevator and a sun deck, plus a small shop or service desk. Deluxe upper-deck cabins offer actual balconies, and most cabins are fitted with twin beds that cannot be converted.
For European operations that might require slightly smaller ships for certain programs, the company would add its 60-cabin, 120-passenger cruisers -- River Debussy (2000), River Ravel (2001) and River Bizet (2002) -- known as the "Composer" series. They offer most of the same amenities as the larger river cruisers, just on a more limited basis. River Bizet now operates primarily on France's Seine River.
On a slightly larger scale, River Aria (2001) and River Adagio (2003) each hold 164 passengers in 82 cabins; they also have more extensive fitness facilities, including a whirlpool and sauna, as well as enlarged public areas. These ships can operate in the wider sections of the Danube near the Black Sea, where their size is not a functional problem.
For its programs based in France, the line has two much smaller vessels, each with a capacity of 50 passengers in a series of 27 cabins. These are River Chardonnay (1999) and River Provence (2000). They are shallow-draft with no elevator and only two main decks plus a terrace area. They are more intimate and decorated in the warm Provencal style. These are also the company's only Western European ships whose names are not music-connected.
In Russia, there are now two ships, each of which is larger than any of the Western European vessels -- 112 cabins for 220 passengers -- Tikhi Don (2005) and the refitted Rossia (2007). It should be noted there is no elevator access to the main Sun Deck Lounge and activity area; also, cabins are comfortable but rather simple and basic by Grand Circle's Western standards.
The Egypt operation is centered on River Anuket (2001), which accommodates 138 people in its 70 all-outside cabins. Designed strictly for the Nile cruisetour, it is an eminently comfortable ship with large cabins (beds can be combined, sort of) and a swimming pool, but no elevator or handicap access. (As of fall 2012, the ship remains in dry dock, as Grand Circle Cruise Lines is not operating in Egypt currently.)
While not considered river ships per se, Grand Circle does have several small ocean ships that it uses for voyages in the Adriatic, the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean. These include Athena (2007), Artemis (2007) and Arethusa (2008), all of which have capacity for 50 passengers.


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As I've mentioned before, Opa is a new web framework that introduces not only the framework itself but a whole new language. A lot has changed in Opa since I last posted about it. Now Opa has a Javascript-esque look and runs on Node.js. But it still has the amazing typing system that makes Opa a joy to code in.
The currently available Heroku buildpack for Opa only supported the old, pre-Node, support. So I've created an all new buildpack and here I will show both a bit of how I created that buildpack and how to use it to run your Opa apps on Heroku.
The first step was creating a tarball of Opa that would work on Heroku. For this I used the build tool vulcan. Vulcan is able to build software on Heroku in order to assure what is built will work on Heroku through your buildpacks.
vulcan build -v -s ./opalang/ -c "mkdir /app/mlstate-opa && yes '' | ./opa-1.0.7.x64.run" -p /app/mlstate-opa
This command is telling vulcan to build what is in the directory opalang with a command that creates the directory /app/mlstate-opa and then runs the Opa provided install script to unpack the system. This is much simpler than building Opa from source, but it is still necessary to still use vulcan to create the tarball from the output of the install script to ensure paths are correct in the Opa generated scripts.
After this run, by vulcan's default, we will have /tmp/opalang.tgz. I upload this to S3, so that our buildpack is able to retrieve it.
Since Opa now relies on Node.js, the new buildpack must install both Node.js and the opalang.tgz that was generated. To do this I simply copied from the Node.js buildpack.
If you look at the Opa buildpack you'll see, as with any buildpack, it consists of three main scripts under ./bin/: compile, detect and release. There are three important parts for understanding how your Opa app must be changed to be supported by the buildpack.
First, the detect script relies on there being a opa.conf to detect this being an Opa application. This for now is less important since we will be specifying the buildpack to use to the heroku script. Second, in the compile script we rely on there being a Makefile in your application for building. There is no support for simply running opa to compile the code in your tree at this time. Third, since Opa relies on Node.js and Node modules from npm you must provide a package.json file that the compile script uses to install the necessary modules.
To demostrate this I converted Opa's hello_chat example to work on Heroku, see it on Github here.
There are two necessary changes. One, add the Procfile. A Procfile define the processes required for your application and how to run them. For hello_chat we have:
web: ./hello_chat.exe --http-port $PORT
This tell Heroku that our web process is run from the binary hello_chat.exe. We must pass the _$PORT _variable to the Opa binary so that it binds to the proper port that Heroku expects it to be listening on to route our traffic.
Lastly, a package.json file is added so that our buildpack's compile script installs the necessary Node.js modules:
{ "name": "hello_chat", "version": "0.0.1", "dependencies": { "mongodb" : "*", "formidable" : "*", "nodemailer" : "*", "simplesmtp" : "*", "imap" : "*" }, "engines": { "node": "0.8.7", "npm": "1.1.x" } }
With these additions to hello_chat we are ready to create an Opa app on Heroku and push the code!
$ heroku create --stack cedar --buildpack https://github.com/tsloughter/heroku-buildpack-opa.git $ git push heroku master
The output from the push will show Node.js and npm being install, followed by Opa being unpacked and finally make being run against hello_chat. The web process in Procfile will then be run and the output will provide a link to go to our new application. I have the example running at http://mighty-garden-9304.herokuapp.com
Next time I'll delve into database and other addon support in Heroku with Opa applications.


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In our extra-special April issue that hits newsstands soon (FYI, it's taking all my willpower--and a no-spilling-the-beans clause in my contract--not to blurt out and tell you which gorgeous star totally shuts it down on our cover!) we've got a shortlist of where to find cheap cool jeans. However, we couldn't squeeze all of our favorite shopping secrets in the magazine, so here's a little cheat-sheet of where to find the best online deals, just for you STF fans:
Victoria's Secret__
Love VS bras? Just want and see what their sveltifying jeans do for your derriere.
Charlotte Russe
If you want to try the candy-colored denim look but your sweet spot--money-wise--is in the under $40 price range, Charlotte Russe's jeans come in a rainbow of colors.
Roxy's relax-fit jeans go perfectly with their surfer girl essentials.
If you don't mind ordering a size or two up--or the flashbacks to your teenage years--you can score a hip pair of slim-fit jeans from this mall favorite.
The online outpost of this hip Euro brand boasts a number of tight'n'sleek styles. Pair them with a khaki trench and patent flats for a romantic American in Paris look.
Wet Seal
Ditto for Wet Seal stuff--just keep in mind these sexy styles have *a lot *of stretch, so order a bit of a bigger size unless you're into the painted-on look.
Paris Blues
This online shop now offers free shipping over $50, just don't try to shop while at work: The site features a VERY loud soundtrack, which can alert co-workers to your um, unofficial business. We found that one out the hard way.
Dying for a pair of vintage 501s? Track 'em down--in some cases for a mere $20--at Ebay.
And if you want a spiffy new pair in the latest silhouette, log onto Levi.com--and don't forget to check the sale section. A recent visit turned up classic bootcuts and a slim-cut in the perfect blue wash for under $40 each.
A recent tour of the mega-sites denim offerings included $20 Evisus (instead of $200), $25 cuts from Grane and more.
__Know of any other stellar denim site? Who makes your favorite pair of jeans? What kind of cut are you into these days? Skinny? Wide-leg? Classic bootcut? Are you going to try the slouchy boyfriend cut that looked so chic on Tracey? Think you've got too many pairs of jeans as it is? Find out if your # is the norm or not.


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Note: this information is out of date for 2.6.28 and newer kernels. See the [://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/HDAPS HDAPS wiki page] and follow the directions there.
Install the the Kernel(kernel26tp) from [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=14973 AUR] and add it into your bootloader menu.
Install the the Kernel(kernel26tp) from [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=14973 AUR] and add it into your bootloader menu.
Revision as of 00:46, 6 December 2012
- 1 Detect hardware by hwdetect
- 2 SATA and Linux
- 3 Wireless
- 4 Xorg
- 5 Graphics
- 6 Power Management
- 7 Thinkvantage Rescue and Recovery
- 8 Fingerprint Reader
- 9 Sound
- 11 Built-in Camera
- 12 Multimedia Keys
Detect hardware by hwdetect
hwdetect --modules # add these data into /etc/rc.conf
This step will save much work on following sections.
on my T61, here is the listing by hwdetect 0.9-1
MODULES=(ac battery bay button dock processor thermal video wmi cdrom \ agpgart intel-agp nvram firewire-core firewire-ohci i2c-i801 i2c-core \ evdev joydev pcspkr psmouse serio_raw compat_ioctl32 uvcvideo v4l1-compat \ videodev thinkpad_acpi pci_hotplug shpchp rtc-cmos rtc-core rtc-lib nvidia \ output crc-itu-t snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-hwdep snd-page-alloc \ snd-pcm snd-timer snd snd-hda-intel soundcore pata_acpi ata_generic \ scsi_mod ahci ata_piix e1000e mac80211 iwl4965 cfg80211 pcmcia_core \ rsrc_nonstatic yenta_socket usbcore ehci-hcd uhci-hcd firewire-core \ firewire-ohci ieee1394 ohci1394 sd_mod sr_mod)
SATA and Linux
If there are boot problems, try going from AHCI to compatibility in the BIOS. I do not really know what is going on here, but my computer works in compatibility, I haven't tried AHCI.
AHCI works with the latest arch release.
Intel 4965 WiFi
If you have the Intel 4965 NIC, simply install iwlwifi-4965-ucode, run depmod, and run "modprobe iwl4965" to activate. For wpa_supplicant, use the WEXT driver, not the deprecated ipw200.
The latest Kismet runs well on the iwl4965, but occasionally has problems changing the mode back to Managed from Monitor.
If you have the AR5212 802.11abg NIC all you need is madwifi. Install it, and the kernel module is ath_pci.
Hwd did not do the monitor widescreen (1280x800) properly, and it was instead doing 1024x768. In xorg.conf, here is the relevant section:
Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultColorDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1280x800" EndSubSection EndSection
For the framebuffer in /boot/grub/menu.lst, I just used vga=773 and it doesn't look too bad. It freaks out with the vga=871 or whatever number you need for widescreen. (Note from reader who owns new T61: This is because the hex calculation presented at first is not what you need. 1280x800 requires "vga=865" at the end of the "kernel ..." line in menu.lst; I put that in instead and it works fine. If things are okay you do not really need that much more real estate in the text session, but if anything isn't working when you're setting up the system I find it nice to be able to fit more text on the screen.)
The Nvidia driver has it's own way of doing resolution, but I didn't find any conflict between the xorg setting and nvidia setting, so it really doesn't matter. I think the nvidia trumps the xorg.conf, though. (Another note from reader: I did not find that the above modification was needed. Run "Xorg --configure" and "nvidia-xconfig." That will put an "xorg.conf" in /etc/X11 and another conf file with a different name in the /root directory. If you look at the contents of the two files and just edit the one from the root directory until instances of 'type 1' and 'dri' are commented out, then move it to the /etc/X11 directory, rename the original xorg.conf so it won't be noticed, and then call the edited conf file xorg.conf, you should be okay.)
Works great with the settings provided in the Pacman output
Driver works great, even with composite enabled.
When I have time
Don't have it, so cannot say.
- xf86-video-intel from testing should support the Intel video. I haven't tried it yet, but I'll report back when I do.
Power Management
Install acpi, acpid. Add acpid to the daemons list. Load module thinkpad_acpi. You might have to blacklist asus_acpi/toshiba_acpi, it doesn't hurt anyway. It should work, and is able to provide accurate information to such programs as Conky and GKrellm, as well as the GNOME battery monitor.
The regular way works fine.
Suspend/Resume technically worked out of the box for me, however resuming took about 2+ minutes, while my screen stayed off and my speaker beeped 2-3 times. Sometimes it hung up too. These changes seemed to have worked for me and where found here. Remember to remove the boot parameters acpi_sleep=s3_bios or acpi_sleep=s3_mode if you have them, they do not seem to be needed anymore and may cause the system to crash on resume.
T61p nvidia graphics and the proprietary driver
(You do not need to do the following any more if you have hal-info 0.20080508-1 or newer.) In /usr/share/hal/fdi/information/10freedesktop/20-video-quirk-pm-lenovo.fdi, change line 51 from:
<merge key="power_management.quirk.s3_bios" type="bool">true</merge> <merge key="power_management.quirk.vbemode_restore" type="bool">true</merge>
<merge key="power_management.quirk.s3_bios" type="bool">false</merge></math> <merge key="power_management.quirk.vbemode_restore" type="bool">true</merge>
For the T61 with 140M and proprietary driver:
The above should probably work here too but is currently untested. If there's still breakage, try making the same changes to line 46.
Tested the T61 with suspend with the Nvidia 140M the above changes fix the suspend problem, but the wireless stops working, my fix right now is to
$ sudo modprobe -r ath_pci $ sudo modprobe ath_pci
Thinkvantage Rescue and Recovery
The Rescue and Recovery partition can be /dev/sda1 or /dev/sda2, not sure which this depends on
The following GRUB entry did work on my T61
title ThinkPad Rescue and Recovery rootnoverify (hd0,0) chainloader +1
Fingerprint Reader
Install Thinkfinger
pacman -S thinkfinger
Update PAM configuration to accept thinkfinger as auth input. See Thinkfinger Configuration
The module is snd-hda-intel. It works, albeit with several unresolved quirks. The mute button works partially out of the box (it can mute but not unmute.) To unmute, press either the volume up or volume down buttons. However, one workaround is enabling the volume up/down buttons as Keyboard shortcuts in your Desktop environment.
--Edit: Since Kernel 2.6.25 the mute/unmute function works out of the box. Now it unmutes also!
--Edit: To enable sound you must unmute the internal speaker channel, and turn down or mute the microphone channels, otherwise you will get nothing but a squeaking sound from the speaker.
--Edit: On my t61 sounds did not work till I added "snd-hda-codec-analog" to the modules, recompiled the modules (sudo mkinitcpio -p linux) and restarted.
Note: this information is out of date for 2.6.28 and newer kernels. See the HDAPS wiki page and follow the directions there.
Install the the Kernel(kernel26tp) from AUR and add it into your bootloader menu. Boot the new Kernel.
Install hdapsd and tp_smapi from AUR.
Load the Modules:
modprobe tp_smapi modprobe hdaps
Start the hdaps daemon:
hdapsd -d sda -s 15
Built-in Camera
Install the linux-uvc-svn on community, version 211-1 is workable
Multimedia Keys
Use pacman to install xmodmap (xmodmap is included in the xorg-server-utils package), then create a text file ~/.Xmodmap and put this in it:
these are for the pager buttons
keycode 234 = XF86Back keycode 233 = XF86Forward
these are the music changing buttons:
keycode 144 = XF86AudioPrev keycode 164 = XF86AudioStop keycode 162 = XF86AudioPlay keycode 153 = XF86AudioNext
this is for the silver volume buttons:
keycode 160 = XF86AudioMute keycode 174 = XF86AudioLowerVolume keycode 176 = XF86AudioRaiseVolume
based on which Desktop environment you are in you will have to edit your hotkeys to get it working, if you are in a WM that doesn't provide this functionality, try installing xbindkeys
Assuming you are using alsa, open the XFCE keyboard configuragtion GUI (XFCE Menu > Settings > Keyboard) and add the following to the 'Application Shortcuts' tab. When prompted press the appropriate multimedia key.
amixer -q set Master toggle
Volume Down
amixer -q set PCM 2- unmute
Volume Up
amixer -q set PCM 2+ unmute
The previous two will adjust the PCM value by 2, if you desire you can change this number.


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Barcelona, Spain (CNN) -- Mozilla announced Sunday it will launch handsets running its new Firefox mobile operating system, pitting itself directly against Apple and Google.
The nonprofit company made the announcement at a news conference on the eve of the world's largest mobile technology show, Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, under the new marketing slogan "Unleash the fox."
The company says it is partnering with 18 network operators and four handset manufacturers around the world to launch handsets running its open-source mobile operating system, which it also demonstrated Sunday.
Alcatel, LG and ZTE will be first to build the first Firefox OS devices, with Huawei to follow later in the year, a spokesman said.
The company said the first wave of Firefox devices would go on sale beginning in July in Brazil, Colombia, Hungary, Mexico, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Spain and Venezuela.
What features would you like to see?
The new software is built on open Web standards and is capable of operating on much less sophisticated devices than many existing smartphones, the company says.
"Firefox OS will break down the walls between apps and the Web because Firefox OS apps are built using Web technologies, like HTML5," said Jay Sullivan, Mozilla's senior vice president of products.
"We expect to see lots of amazing apps people love built for Firefox OS because more developers are already creating for the Web than for any other platform."
Developers will be free to build and sell mobile applications for the operating system without having to share revenue with Apple or Google.
NYPD dedicates squad to phone thefts
John Jackson, vice president of the research company IDC, said, "The impressive lineup of operators who have now pledged to distribute Firefox OS devices speaks clearly and powerfully to the platform's potential and points to 2013 being a breakout year for Mozilla in the mobile domain.
However, Stuart Miles, editor of gadget review site Pocket-lint, said while there was potential for success in developing countries, the company faced an uphill struggle against the established big players.
"It's an interesting move, mainly because I think the people that are backing it are doing so to either hedge their bets or to provide leverage against the bigger players.
"The idea of HTML web apps is one that Apple had five years ago with the launch of the iPhone but soon realized that they could make much more money by charging for apps rather than giving them away for free. As an organization, Mozilla doesn't have those concerns."
Mozilla says operators who have committed to devices include América Móvil, China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, Etisalat, Hutchison Three Group, KDDI, KT, MegaFon, Qtel, SingTel, Smart, Sprint, Telecom Italia Group, Telefónica, Telenor, TMN and VimpelCom.


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Stereograms a new way
of looking at the world. Hi and welcome to the wonderful world of Stereograms!
I remember perfectly the moment when I saw my first stereogram. I've been
starring at my PC monitor for about one hour without seeing anything, my eyes were
hurting and I was afraid to blink not to lose the "magic moment". Finally,
in the end, I saw the magic, and it was worth the effort. I never believed that
something like this was possible simply by looking at a picture.
For those of you that have trouble seeing stereogram images there are a couple of
pointers at the end of How Stereograms work page.
There isn't a magic schema for anyone to see the stereograms.
Simplest example would be to simply stare at the image until you will see the hidden
3D shape (for me it tooked about 1-2 hours of steering). Also please remember that
not everyone can see them due to eye issues or other medical problems.
You can also Build your own 3D Stereogram
based on a mask and a pattern of your choice.
Another thing that you can try is to enter a text and to generate the stereogram
based on that text. Just like a secret message ^_^
If you have any questions or comments you can contact me here.


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Bought an AGR quick ratio steering box to upgrade my 67 manual steering to power steering. Installed the box (basically a Saginaw 800)with new steering coupler and find that the steering box/coupler is 1/4 inch longer than stock which doesn't match up to the steering shaft. I loosened the steering column hoping to have some wiggle room but it still seems too tight. Anyone run into this? I've looked at other couplers to see if there is a narrower version but no luck to date. I'm hoping someone has run into this.67 SS tribute.Gary
can you pull the column and install the box and coupling.. then slip the column back into place..pulling a camaro column usually takes about 10 or 15 minutes minutes on a 67.. edit... have you loosened the clamp around the base of the column where the column passes thru the flange that bolts to the floor.. that controls the height of the column also.. and might be able to give you that 1/4" you need.. pulling the column is still easier.. have you had the subframe off.. or changed the subframe bushings.. there are usually alignment holes in the subframe that match with alignment holes in the floor pan that have to be aligned to have a proper length camaro.you can see the alignment holes in the forward body mount brackets... just outside of the body mount bushing holes..
Just got back from a trip. Thanks for the reply. I have loosened the steering column and I opened up the notch on the bracket that holds the column with the sliding spacers but still not enough. I never thought about the body/frame spacing. This cars had the floors repaired etc so that's a possibility.. Thanks so much for the info. You gave me some new items to check!! I also have the factory assembly manual and lower column brackets etc still don't have enough wiggle room to make up the difference.
To answer your other question, I did pull the column in order to mount the steering box and then I attached the column and couldn't get the three-hole column bracket under the dash to line up with the mounting holes.
well.. time to check the body / subframe alignment.. that is probably where the issue is.. have you talked to the supplier of the steering box or AGR about the difference.. the shop i worked at got an incorrect box one time.. turn the steering wheel right.. the vans wheels moved left.. incorrect components were installed in the reman steering gear box.. the parts store owner thought we were crazy.. or stupid.. i had to show one of his drivers that it was wrong..
As I reviewed the factory assembly manual, they show the front locator/alignment pins used to set the body on to the frame using .610 pins. So that will be the first place to look. The dimensions on the steering box are ok as I compared them to the original manual box I removed. This car had a frame connector/stiffener added at some point so another item that may have offset the mounting alignment.
The alignment holes are definitely off so now to loosen the mounts, radiator support, bumper brackets etc and figure out a way to move the subframe forward.


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When you're travelling for business, the SecureTrek 17" Laptop Overnight Roller not only protects your laptop from damage, it offers an anti-theft security system. Safeguard your bag's contents by clicking the hammerhead zipper pulls into the patent-pending SecureTrek Lock Base, then add a Kensington Lock to secure the roller to a fixed object. Or you can use a TSA-approved lock when flying. Protected by durable Poly Twill material, your laptop and tablet stow in padded compartments and are shielded by an anti-puncture zipper. There's ample space to organize all your stuff, including clothing for an overnight trip.
Click the four hammerhead zipper pulls into place and then close the stainless steel door for premium anti-theft security for your bag's contents. Lock with a Kensington Portable Laptop Lock and attach to a fixed object with the steel cable, or add a TSA-approved lock if you're checking your bag at the airport (locks sold separately)
Protects the device compartment that holds your laptop and tablet from intrusion by a sharp object
With room to accommodate up to a 17-inch laptop as well as a 10-inch tablet, each space comfortably fits your devices with enhanced protection to reduce the chances of damage if you drop the overnight roller
A complete organizer section that has areas for you to store keys, business cards, pens, chargers, ear buds and more
There's plenty of additional room to store clothing, files and other personal items when you're traveling on a short business trip or even a weekend getaway
With a 2-stage, aluminum telescoping handle and two rubber wheels, the bag is easy to pull and glides smoothly over a variety of surfaces
Built to last, each SecureTrek bag is extremely durable and designed to stand the test of time, so if something breaks we will fix it or replace it
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Troop 39 Participation Policy
A Scout has a goal to participate in at least 80% of all Troop functions and activities for continuing membership in Troop 39. The activities include Troop meetings, camping trips, and other activities, Scout Sunday and patrol meetings. In addition, the Scout must not fall below 60% participation in any one of these categories. Should any Scout fail to meet the 80% or 60% requirements, the Scoutmasters will review the individual circumstances. If it is concluded that there is a lack of interest on the part of the Scout, he will be referred to the Board of Review for evaluation and appropriate action.
Certain trips and activities require that the participants have demonstrated a participation rate of 60% for the 12 months prior to the event.
Exemption: Scouts who are in their first year in Troop 39 and Scouts who have earned the rank of Eagle.
Note: Scouts who do not meet this requirement due to extenuating circumstances may petition the scoutmaster or his designee for an exemption.
National BSA Behavior Expectations
All members of the BSA are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the principles set forth in the Scout Oath and Law. Physical violence, hazing, bullying, theft, verbal insults, and drugs and alcohol have no place in the Scouting program and may result in the revocation of a Scout's or Leader's membership in the troop.
If confronted by threats of violence or other forms of bullying from other youth members, Scouts should seek help from their troop leaders.
CD/MP3/IPod Players, Cell Phones and Personal Sports/Toys Equipment
Radios, IPOD's, CD players, cell phones and other electronic equipment are allowed only during transportation to and from events, provided ear/headphones are used, but they are not encouraged. The Scoutmaster and/or Asst. Scoutmasters will provide cell phones should it become necessary for a Scout to phone home during a trip and/or activity.
Therefore, Troop 39 Scouts should not need a cell phone while participating in any troop activity and/or event. Scouts are discouraged from bringing electronics on trips.
Water play items, such as water guns and balloons, should not be brought or used on any Troop function unless authorized as part of the program.
BSA policy prohibits possession or use of ANY fireworks whatsoever (e.g. sparklers, bottle rockets, etc.) Any Scout found in possession of any fireworks will be sent home after investigation.
Pocket knives, saws, single blade axes are the only wood tools permitted with proper training. The misuse of any object may result in its confiscation. Sheath knives are also NOT permitted!
Fire Safety
Fire is a tool, not a toy. It is every Scout's responsibility to use fires for light, cooking, or warmth only. The size of the fire should be adequate to accomplish the task, but never in excess. Matches and lighters are the only acceptable resources for fire-starting.
Liquid flammables will not be tolerated, nor will any other fire starting devices, e.g. blowtorches, gas stove tanks, or any other high pressure fuel container.
Liquid fuel stoves may be used as cooking devices when and where appropriate. They should be used under the supervision of an adult.
Troop Equipment
Troop equipment is purchased or obtained for use by troop members. All equipment so obtained remains the property of the troop. There are several equipment inspections during the year to identify any lost or damaged equipment, which will be replaced or repaired by the Patrol.
Members of Troop 39 may borrow troop equipment for use in non-troop BSA activities (e.g. OA meetings) with the approval of the Troop Quartermaster. The individual member is financially responsible for any loss or damage to said equipment.
Each camping participant is solely responsible for any and all personal items brought on a camping or other outdoor event. Troop 39, its leaders, and chartering organization(s) are not liable, and cannot be held liable, for lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed personal items. We sometimes camp in very public places, and a tent is not secure. Items left in the open, or even in a closed tent, are not guaranteed to be where you left them, or in the condition you left them, when you return. Troop 39 camps in any weather, and rain, snow, hail, and wind can damage or destroy, or cause to be lost, personal clothing and equipment.
If a Scout is not willing to have it lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, the item should not be taken on a trip.
Discipline Procedures
Scouts will call home from the meeting, activity, or trip and explain the situation a parent.
Parents are expected to pick their son up and take him home if asked. Leaders may opt to keep the scout when distance is a factor.
Any unauthorized items will be taken into custody by the Adult Staff and returned to a parent.
Parents of youth members who misbehave should be informed and asked for assistance.
The BSA does not permit the use of corporal punishment by troop leaders when disciplining youth members.
The troop committee should review repetitive or serious incidents of misbehavior in consultation with the parents of the child to determine a course of corrective action including possible revocation of the youth's membership in the troop.
If problem behavior persists, the troop may revoke a Scout's membership in that troop.
The troop should inform the Scout executive about all incidents that result in a physical injury or involve allegations of sexual misconduct by a youth member with another youth member.
Scouts will not be disciplined for an addiction or health concerns unless they violate state law or troop policy by possessing an inappropriate item, selling inappropriate items to other scouts, or pressuring other scouts into participating in inappropriate behavior.
Adult leaders and committee members can provide resources and support to scouts and parents as needed.
Adult leaders are not investigators. They are required to report suspicion of addictions, health concerns, or abuse. They are required to report abuse to the proper authorities for further investigation.