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If you experience a form of sexual misconduct, please consider the following actions:
Contact law enforcement at 911 or Campus Safety (641) 269-4600 if you are in immediate danger - both 24 hours
Get away from your assailant and to a safe place if you can.
Tell the dispatcher this is an emergency situation and where you are. You do not have to give any personal details to the campus safety dispatcher.
Ask for an advocate, RLC on call, or a law enforcement or safety officer.
Seek medical attention
Grinnell Regional Medical Center (GRMC) Emergency Room
Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
210 4th Avenue
(641) 236-2380
GRMC can conduct a medical exam. You can request a sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) for your exam. If no SANE is available, another nurse will conduct your exam. You may request that a friend, Crisis Intervention Services, Chaplain/Rabbi, Grinnell Advocate, or any other support person accompany you during the exam. To request an advocate, you can call Campus Safety at (641) 269-4600.
You may have an advocate present during your medical exam to help coordinate care and answer any questions you have about the process. A confidential advocate can be contacted via Campus Safety 24 hours a day. For for information on confidential advocates, see below under "24 HOUR LOCAL CONFIDENTIAL RESOURCES".
A sexual assault medical exam has two goals: first, to treat the full extent of any injury or physical trauma and to consider the possibilities of sexually transmitted disease or pregnancy and, second, to properly preserve evidence in case you decide to prosecute.
There is a limited window of time (typically 72 to 96 hours) following an incident of sexual assault to preserve physical and other forms of evidence. Taking the step to gather evidence immediately does not commit an individual to any course of action. The decision to seek medical attention and gather any evidence will remain confidential and preserve the full range of options to seek resolution through the College's complaint processes and/or criminal action.
IMPORTANT: Do not bathe, douche, brush your teeth, drink or change your clothing, as you may be destroying evidence you will need if you decide to move forward in a criminal case. If you must change clothing, place them in a paper bag (do not use plastic bags).
For more information about how law enforcement can help if you choose to go to the hospital, see the handout, "How the Police Can Help"
Student Health and Wellness (SHAW)
Open Monday-Friday, 8-5pm
Lower level of Forum, 1119 6th Avenue
(641) 269-3230
Nurses can check for infection and provide emergency contraception, other nursing care, and referrals as appropriate. Nurses and counselors are also available on-call after hours to direct you to medical help.
Seek support
Contact one of the support resources available to you both on and off campus, or call a parent, relative, or close friend for support. We encourage any individual who has questions or concerns to seek the support of campus and community resources. These resources can provide guidance in making decisions, information about available resources and procedural options, and assistance to either party in the event that a report and/or resolution under this policy is pursued. Individuals are encouraged to use all available resources, regardless of when or where the incident occurred.
24 Hour Local Confidential Resources (all also available via campus safety)
Talk with the Title IX Coordinator about your options
Grinnell College's Title IX Coordinator will help review your options for next steps and link you to support resources. You have the agency at each step in the process to set the pace and make your own decisions about how best to proceed, except when there is an immediate threat to the community or a minor is involved. Meeting with Title IX does not commit you to any form of conduct action and a person does not have to participate in a conduct proceeding to access the protective and remedial measures available to them.
Regardless of when or where the incident occurred, it is never too late to speak with a support resource about your options.
The College encourages all individuals to seek assistance from a medical provider and/or law enforcement immediately after an incident of sexual misconduct. This is the best option to ensure the preservation of evidence and to begin a timely investigative and remedial response. The College will assist any Grinnell College community member to get to a safe place and will provide transportation to the hospital, coordination with law enforcement, and information about the College's resources and complaint processes.


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Mubina needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 896 designs submitted by 309 freelance designers.
Proguide Global Services
Proguide Global Services is the evolution of Proguide Management Consulting. We have three business units, Advisory, Business Process Outsourcing and IT. We are more like a task force that get the job done. We are focus, sharp, fast and decisive. We are no on the management fads. We like to get the idea of a formal, discipline, effective and delivery company.
Clients and recruits.
Clients. Utility companies, Massive consumption, transportation.
Recruits. Young, above the age people who looks for something different. We do work. We do deliver. We do not belive that bringing the dog along will make people happy or having a pool table at the comedor is going to make any fifference. We want smart people who beelieve in making the difference.
as you may see in our website http://www.proguidemc.com we already have a logo. What we need is an isologo. Compose it as you think best suit the concept.
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Are there any subjects you already know you dislike/don't understand?
I'm currently reading the Torts E&E because I've already taken two torts class and found them boring and confusing at the same time. I figure any heads up I can get will help.
The E&E primers have helped me to confirm that I hate Civil Procedure and am am not too crazy about Criminal Law either.
Contracts and Torts are okay, and Property is a bit tricky, but more or less enjoyable.
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Callaway Golf unveils RAZR Fit Xtreme driver
Callaway Golf debuted its RAZR Fit Xtreme Driver on Tuesday, billing it as the longest fully adjustable driver the company has ever measured. The Xtreme is the second adjustable driver Callaway has developed in the past year or so, following the original RAZR Fit Driver, and company officials say this one advances distance and overall performance over its predecessor.
"The RAZR Fit Xtreme Driver is worthy of its extreme designation," said Callaway Senior Vice President of Research & Development Alan Hocknell. "We worked tirelessly to improve on the best distance characteristics of our longest drivers, and the result is incredibly fast ball speed off the Speed Frame Face, plus the lowest CG of any adjustable driver in golf. This driver is very long and consistent. It will not be matched."
Speed Frame Face Technology is the headliner of the technological advances in the RAZR Fit Xtreme. It combines Callaway's Variable Face Technology and Hyperbolic Face Technology to enhance the stress distribution across the club's titanium face for more efficient energy transfer from clubhead to ball. It also makes for a larger, more consistent sweet spot and increased ball speed, even on off-center contact.
The Speed Frame Face also saves weight that is then redistributed in the clubhead to improve the Center of Gravity and maximize Moment of Inertia, which leads to improved ball flight, stability and forgiveness. In addition, the face features a tighter bulge radius than the original RAZR Fit Driver for a more preferred look at address, along with more consistent sidespin and dispersion.
The driver's crown features Forged Composite -- an advanced carbon fiber material that Callaway has been working with for more than four years. Using this patented, lightweight material, which weighs only 12.1 grams -- and gives the RAZR Fit Xtreme the lightest crown in golf -- allows Callaway engineers to precisely position saved weight to achieve the lowest Center of Gravity in any fully adjustable driver. This promotes higher ball speed and less spin off the tee for more distance.
Two OptiFit Technology elements make up the RAZR Fit Xtreme's improved adjustability: the OptiFit Hosel and OptiFit Weights. The hosel adjusts the face angle to Open, Square or Closed positions to improve accuracy and trajectory while allowing golfers to dial in their preferred look at address. The 13- and 1-gram OptiFit Weights shift the clubhead's Center of Gravity to promote noticeable Draw or Neutral ball flights. The higher lofts have more draw bias than lower lofts.
And speaking of lofts, the RAZR Fit Xtreme comes in more lofts that incorporate a greater range of face angle options, CG bias options and CG height differences than the RAZR Fit Driver. Callaway has optimized the performance in each loft to suit the needs of the players that will use it. For example, they said, the 8.5-, 9.5- and 10.5-degree clubheads are 440cc (versus 460cc for other lofts) and feature a more open face angle.
The RAZR Fit Xtreme will feature two tour-grade shafts as stock offerings. The primary shaft, the Aldila Trinity, combines Aldila's three patented design technologies (RIP, S-Core, Micro Laminate) into a single shaft design. A secondary offering, the Matrix 7M3 Black Tie, is a heavier, lower launching, lower spinning option for players who generate higher head speed and higher spin.
And for golfers wanting to personalize their clubs, Callaway's udesign will be expanded for the RAZR Fit Xtreme. Both the crown and the sole of the clubhead are now separately customizable with eight different color options. And for the first time, custom laser engraving will also be available on the sole.
The RAZR Fit Xtreme Driver will be available at retail on Jan. 18, 2013, and will carry a new product introduction retail price of $399.99.
Callaway has had great fun teasing the introduction of his new driver on social media over the past couple of days before officially unveiling it late Tuesday. To check out their tweets and see promotional videos of the RAZR Fit Xtreme Driver, click here.


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"Social" is the latest twist in the recruiting software world. And the social evolution is rekindling debates about whether companies should go with niche tech tools or integrated systems.
Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter have fundamentally changed the way companies recruit by giving them a way to identify and connect with passive job seekers who they never had access to before.
In the past, passive job seekers still had to be somewhat proactive for an organization to find them, says Claire Schooley, a senior analyst with Forrester Research Inc. They had to reach out to friends or colleagues about opportunities or respond to recruiting efforts. "Now organizations can come to them," Schooley says. "It's turned the recruiting process upside down."
Social media sites have become such a prevalent part of the recruiting process that most recruiting software providers are integrating them into their applicant tracking and assessment process. Tools today allow recruiters to automatically post openings on social sites, tap into employees' social networks to mine candidates, and track which social channels generate the most leads and result in the best hires. Many are also offering mobile features that let applicants review openings and apply for positions from their phones or tablets.
"It's giving employers a lot more information to act on," says Ray Wang, CEO and principal analyst of Constellation Research Inc.
Social media features will become a permanent part of recruiting software systems, but the transformation is far from complete, says Chris Gould, senior director of the talent acquisition solutions group for Aon Hewitt. "We are seeing a lot of consolidation in the marketplace as HR vendors try to gain traction in this space," he says. "But they are still figuring out how to integrate them into their talent suites."
The consolidation trend was anchored by several major acquisitions over the past couple of years: SuccessFactors Inc. bought the social recruiting company Jobs2Web Inc., and then SuccessFactors was immediately acquired by SAP; Oracle Corp. bought Taleo Corp. and launched the Oracle Taleo Recruiting Cloud service; and IBM Corp. acquired Kenexa Corp., a software company that began as a recruitment services firm and is known for its social recruiting features.
This flurry of acquisitions was a natural progression for the industry, Schooley says. "Recruiting is the last piece to be brought into the HRIS suite," she adds, referring to human resource information systems.
However, there are still many independent recruiting software vendors to choose from. Some offer stand-alone tools that are appropriate for any industry, like Bullhorn and iCIMS; while others offer niche market options, such as JobAppPlus for hourly workers or TempWorks for medical staff.
Still other vendors offer innovative social media add-ons to help employers further hone their talent search process and make it more efficient. TalentBin for example tracks potential candidates based on where they are active online and how prolifically they participate in industry blogs or discussions. That information gives employers access to new or uniquely qualified talent pools. And HireVue lets candidates create video interviews on the fly and send them to employers to view, share and compare with other applicants.
"It's a platform where people can tell their story in a high-tech, high-volume way," Gould says.
This evolution of the recruiting software space is likely to continue for the next year or two, Gould says. He predicts that a new generation of venture-backed startups will emerge this year, which will bring continued innovation and integration to the marketplace and spur the HRIS giants to continue their buying spree.
"My anticipation is that we will see more 'social sharing' applications that will integrate with mobile, social media" and customer relationship management or applicant tracking solutions, Gould says. "These apps will make it easier to share jobs and will provide the ability to track click-throughs and sources."
All the new social networking features in recruiting tools are a blessing and a curse for companies. Even as startups and stand-alone products make it easier to reach passive candidates and improve recruiting effectiveness overall, niche products raise concerns about systems integration. Some companies may opt to go with an approach where recruiting software is more closely tied to other HR systems, even if that means missing out on some of the most cutting-edge social capabilities.
When data analytics company LatentView needed to hire 100 new employees last year—doubling its size in just a few months—it knew it was time to upgrade its recruiting software system. The company had been using JobScore, a social recruiting software system that recommends candidates for specific positions, but Pramad Jandhyala, LatentView's director of HR, felt like the company needed a more integrated tool to meet its growth goals. So she transitioned recruiting to Salesforce.com.
"We liked Jobscore, but most of our other HRIS activities were done on Salesforce," she says. "It just made sense to move to a single platform."
Today LatentView uses Salesforce.com's Vana HCM cloud-based recruiting tools to create configurable job postings, automatically process résumé attachments, and post openings to thousands of job boards. The system's tracking reports also help Jandhyala plan for future hires based on past experiences. "We can tell which positions were hard to fill, and how many résumés we had to go through to find the right candidate," she says. "That helps me allocate the right resources and time for each recruiting effort."
But before choosing any tool, think about what your end goals are, Aon Hewitt's Gould says. If your focus is on finding the best people, your choice might be very different than if your goal is tracking where the best candidates come from, or shortening the time to hire, he says. "When you start with what you want to accomplish, you are more likely to choose the best system for your needs."
Sarah Fister Gale is a freelance writer based in the Chicago area. Comment below or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow Workforce on Twitter at @workforcenews.


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An unlocked Nokia Lumia 900 is now available for purchase on eBay from All_Electronic_Store, which is also selling the Lumia 800 (unlocked) in cyan and magenta varieties. The estimation for delivery is March 9-15th, which would tie in with the exclusivity closing up for AT&T.
The price tag is $895, but more than worth it should you be after a 4G Windows Phone sporting a front facing camera and quality hardware. You never know with listings such as this so proceed at your own risk. You can check out the auction and make your purchase by following the source link to the item listing.
Source: eBay (available in black and cyan); thanks, djohns505, for the tip!


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A new report recently released shows that the United States can create two million jobs by investing in a rapid green economic recovery program, which will strengthen the economy, increase energy independence, and fight global warming. Prepared by the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, under commission by the Center for American Progress (CAP), Washington, D.C., and released by a coalition of labor and environmental groups, the report, "Green Recovery: A Program to Create Good Jobs and Start Building a Low-Carbon Economy," argues that a short-term green stimulus package would create two million jobs nationwide over two years. A follow-up study will address the longer-term challenges and opportunities created by building a clean-energy economy.
The recovery program aims to boost private and public investment in six energy-efficiency and renewable-energy strategies: retrofitting buildings to improve energy efficiency, expanding mass transit and freight rail, constructing "smart" electrical grid transmission systems, wind power, solar power, and next-generation biofuels.
The report is part of PERI's ongoing program exploring the renewable energy economy. For the full text of the report, visit PERI's Web site.


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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Slice Fabrique from Making Memories
The Blogger's Quilt Market Meetup is just around the corner and we are pleased to have Making Memories and the Slice Fabrique as a sponsor for the event. Think very fun giveaway my friends!
A few days ago, I received a surprise package on my door step. The wonderful folks at Making Memories were kind enough to send me a Slice Fabrique and accessories to review prior to the Meetup.
This spring has been so busy that my poor sewing machine is feeling quite neglected, so I couldn't wait to pull out some fabric and give the Slice a try.
For those of you who aren't familiar with the Slice Fabrique, it is a digital fabric cutting tool. What you see in the photo is the Slice Fabrique along with the Hands Free Kit, which comes with a 12" x 12" tempered glass cutting mat and a magnetic collar. The Slice Fabrique Starter Set comes with a smaller 6" x 6" tempered glass mat and requires hands while it cuts.
After getting all the fun toys out of the box, my first impression of the Slice Fabrique is that it seems very well made and solid. There is an attention to detail and a quality which really impressed me. But how does it work? After a quick read through the quick start guide I was ready to get started.
The first step is to plug it in to charge. Since I am impatient, I didn't wait for it to charge, but used it plugged in. Having a cordless option is very nice.
The next step was preparing the mat with a little Repositionable Spray Adhesive. I went straight for the spray can, but you can use the foam brush and liquid adhesive too. The one time spray was sticky enough for multiple cuts in one sitting and when I was done it wiped easily off the mat with a cloth damp with water.
Last but not least, prepare the fabric by ironing on a fusible web product like Heat 'n Bond Lite to the back side of your fabric... just like I would for most applique projects. I used the Slice Fusible Web, but I think any fusible web would work. On my next project I want to see if freezer paper works, for times when I don't want adhesive on the back of my fabric.
It wasn't long before my girls were looking over my shoulder and bending down to look through the clear casing to watch the Slice as it cut the fabric.
When it finished its first cut and I took the Slice off the mat, they both said, "Oh it didn't work!" Then they both said, "Jinx." "Double Jinx!!" "Triple Jinx!!!"....... don't you just love 3rd graders? But when I got out the spatula and began to remove our butterfly... they were impressed and seriously excited.
After that it was a mad scramble to look through all the design cards and a lot of brainstorming about the projects they want to do. I must admit to feeling the same way. The cut was crisp and clean. And it was fast. This could be addicting.
The Slice comes with a Basic (but generous) Design Card that includes an alphabet with numbers, lots of iconic shapes like leaves, butterflies, flowers, vehicles, fruit and vegetables... and more.
In addition to the Basic Design Card, you can purchase additional design cards which makes the possibilities with the Slice Fabrique endless.
The design cards look similar to a camera's memory card... and are just as easy to insert.
Here is an example of a few of the cards. My girls especially love Animal Frenzy:
My personal favorite is the frog. It would be so fun to use these to embellish a school bag or make a quiet book for a toddler. How about making a patch for a torn out knee? A little boy would love a puppy dog patch or an alligator. Oh my! I can envision lots of embellished tee-shirts too. An embellishment is a great way to cover a set in stain... talk about making lemons into lemonade!
I also love the Spring design card:
It was the first card I tried in fact, to make the butterfly to embellish a plain white tee-shirt.
In a matter of half an hour, I made about 10 butterflies in fact... learning how it works, trying different fabrics and playing around with spacing.
This brings me to my one complaint about the Slice. I like to squeeze blood out of a turnip, and with fabric, I know how to maximize every inch. But with the Slice I had a little more fabric waste than I would have liked. Try as I might, I couldn't figure out where the Slice would start cutting, so I was limited to cutting one shape out of about a 5" x 5" piece of fabric. That's not a lot of waste, but much more than if I were cutting by hand.
I am confident with a pair of good, sharp scissors and some Heat 'n Bond Lite or freezer paper, and a template traced in a sunny window. I can cut pretty intricate designs quite cleanly. But I have friends for whom fine cutting is a real challenge... and projects like making my Advent Calendar Pattern (with all the fine cutting of the numbers) is a little daunting. So the Slice Fabrique would be a great option for anyone who isn't comfortable cutting by hand, but wants to stretch in their applique projects. It also is nice for someone like me since, once you get the hang of it, it's faster (and more accurate) than by hand... and there are a lot of fun template options.
Speaking of my Advent pattern, I was thrilled to see the 'Tis the Season Design Card. There are more than enough templates to make a different small ornament for each the 24 Advent days. Another nice thing about the Slice is you can select the size of your design up to about 1 to 4 inches. SO COOL! The Slice Fabrique would make short work of all that tracing and cutting. The Slice says it cuts through thicker fabrics like wools and felts, and I can't wait to give it a try. When I do, I'll be sure to post an update as to how it works.
In no time at all, I finished a darling embellished tee-shirt finished for my girls. I stitched around the butterflies using a small blanket stitch on my machine and added a little button for fun.
The very nice Making Memories folks will be at the Meetup showing a little demo... so you'll all get to see the Slice Fabrique in action!
Posted by Calli Makes Do at 7:29 AM
2 comments:
- SewSara said...
looks like an awesome machine!!
- May 11, 2011 at 9:50 AM
- ~The Bargain Babe said...
I have a slice for scrapbooking (the one that cuts paper). So cool that they have a fabric one now! I love the pinwheel in the second design card you showed. :)
- May 12, 2011 at 5:51 AM
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- Colorful and stylish kids' lamp base.
- Perfect size for nightstand, desk or dresser.
- Made of iron base covered in traditional, chindi-style woven design.
- Measures 8" diameter x 18" high.
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A hypnotic play of texture and color. Our Chindi Lamp Base is created using the eco-smart art of Chindi, where spun rope made from recycled fabric is meticulously woven by hand over a sturdy iron frame for a striking modern look. Lamp shade sold separately. The Chindi Lamp Base makes a fun and colorful addition to any child's room. Measuring 8" diameter x 18" high, it's the perfect size for nightstands, desks or dressers, and requires a 100W bulb (not included). Imported. Exclusively at Company Kids®.
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Notice of a public hearing on a land development proposal is given by posting the property affected with information signs giving details of the proposal and contact information; publication in the City of Redmond's official newspaper, the Seattle Times; and mailing the notice to owners of adjacent and nearby property lying within a 500-foot radius of the subject property; no less than 21 days prior to the date of the hearing. Notice of an appeal hearing shall be provided to all parties of record no less than 14 days prior to the date on which the Hearing Examiner will hold the appeal hearing.
The appellant, applicant, owner(s) of property subject to the application, and the City shall be designated parties to the appeal. Only designated parties may participate in the appeal hearing by presenting testimony or calling witnesses to present testimony and by providing exhibits. Interested persons, groups, associations, or other entities who have not appealed may participate only if called by one of the parties to present information, provided that the Examiner may allow nonparties to present relevant testimony if allowed under the Examiner's rules of procedure.
All City of Redmond public hearings are open to the public and anyone may participate. In appeal hearings, only parties directly involved with the appeal may testify or participate.
All testimony is required to be under oath or affirmation. Testimony at hearings conducted by the Hearing Examiner is not as formal as in a judicial proceeding. Individuals are sworn in either individually or as a group.
The Hearing Examiner does not make a recommendation or decision at the time of the hearing. The Hearing Examiner's recommendation or decision will be made in the form of a written report, which will include Findings of Fact, and Conclusions of Law that will be drawn from those findings. The report will normally be issued within 10 business days after the close of a public or an appeal hearing; and distributed to the parties of record, or the parties to the appeal.
A hearing may be continued by the Hearing Examiner to another date and time for completion of all testimony and rebuttal, or to allow for the introduction of evidence not available on the date of the hearing. Alternatively, a hearing my be deemed 'closed' while the record is held open to allow for additional written evidence or written argument. New information cannot be presented after the hearing and the record is officially closed.
For a public hearing, any Party of Record may file a written Request for Reconsideration with the Office of the Hearing Examiner; within 10 business days of the date of the Hearing Examiner recommendation or decision. For an appeal hearing, only the parties to the appeal may file a written Request for Reconsideration. A Request for Reconsideration shall explicitly set forth alleged errors of procedure or fact.
Appeals of a Hearing Examiner's decision may be appealed to Superior Court, per RZC 21.76.060.
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In the Macleay River, bull sharks are the real river monsters
Bull sharks have a unique knack in being able to inhabit water that's fresh, brackish or salty. Photo: Marc Conlin Unprecedented shark numbers have been spotted along the west coast.
Jamie Leeder with a bull shark caught earlier this year, one of the many he and Jarrad Smith have caught. Photo: Supplied
Another hot summer day's end and the Macleay River is beginning to glass off. Suddenly the mirror water is shattered by mullet tearing through the surface.
"Something big's chasing them," Jarrad Smith says.
They say the land along the river bank around Kempsey on the NSW mid north coast is so fertile that a discarded 10-inch nail left overnight turns into a crow bar, but this summer the deep brown waters are alive with bull sharks.
Nearly every other night since early December, Smith and some of his mates finish work in town and head off to fish for bull sharks.
Sometimes their partners and children watch them cast lines from the banks. Other times they fish from boats.
They have favourite spots: a 20-metre deep trench scoured out where the Macleay floods and water slams into a granite cliff on a bend in the river; the "honey hole" on the Belmore River and the boat ramp at Frederickton five kilometres north of town along the river.
They've been landing bull sharks up to metre or so long. Some Kempsey mates landed a two-metre plus monster on Tuesday night.
"Sometimes we get none a night," Smith says. "Other times we'll land two or three. Catch and release usually. Of course, some blokes catch and fillet."
A boiler maker, Smith worked in the Bowen Basin coal mine for a while but the FIFO life drove him around the bend and he returned home to work in a machinery store, father two children and hunt bull sharks.
The shark terror that started in Western five years ago and spread to the NSW north coast two years back became political football in both states. Victoria got into the act this summer with unprecedented shark numbers spotted along west coast surf beaches.
Everybody has a theory.
ChrisBrock, one of the surfers who opened up the NSW north coast in the 60s, reckons the great whites are back because nobody is killing whales. Jarrad Smith thinks the long line fishers have so depleted stocks that sharks are cruising the n continental shelf in search of food.
Great whites and tiger sharks get a bad press but bull sharks may be the real villains.
The bull shark (also known also as the requiem shark – not for the Mass for the repose of the souls of the dead but rather an English take on the French word for shark, requin) has a unique knack in being able to inhabit water, fresh, brackish or salty.
"Why the rivers?" Smith asks. "Well, they come up to have their young. Reckon all the hot weather and no rain has pushed salty water up the river and the bull sharks are here to get among the bass and mullet."
The stretch of water where the Kempsey crew fish near the Frederickton boat ramp at the junction of the Macleay and Christmas Creek has a special place in the history of n shark attacks.
On January 31, 1837, 12-year-old Alfred Howe, became the first European to die in a shark attack in the colony of NSW.
"The unfortunate youth whilst washing his feet in shallow water, on the banks of the stream, in charge of a man servant, was suddenly seized by a large shark, near fifty miles from the harbour, and dragged into the current. The man rushed in and grasping the boy at the hazard of his life, pulled him out of the monster's mouth and swam to land, just as the fish pursued them furiously to the shore," the February 1, 1837, issue of the Sydney Monitor newspaper reported.
"The effusion of blood was instantly stopped, but symptoms of mortification exhibiting themselves, the surgeon in attendance peremptorily ordered a removal to Port Macquarie, for amputation of the limb, but death terminated his sufferings by locked jaw in a litter on the road."
Smith, 27, grew up at Kempsey and like all locals, bull sharks were part of childhood fears. They all know about Alfred Howe.
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An Indian jetliner with 170 people on board caught fire while landing in Nepal's capital on Saturday, but there were no casualties reported.
The right wheels of the Airbus 320 operated by budget airline Indigo caught fire during the landing and passengers were quickly evacuated through emergency doors, said Rishikesh Sharma, chief of Tribhuwan International Airport in Katmandu.
Sharma said emergency workers responded quickly to control the fire. Officials were investigating the incident. The flight originated in New Delhi.
Nepalese businessman Satish Shrestha, who was aboard the plane and regularly flies the route, said passengers were complaining of a "rubber burning-like smell" even before the aircraft landed. Shrestha said the plane, which was arriving from New Delhi, was flying too low before landing.
Officials refused to give details, saying the incident was still being investigated.


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Kurtz leaves CNN for Fox
In a big shakeup in the world of media and television, reporter and critic Howard Kurtz is leaving CNN and joining Fox News, the network announced on Thursday.
Kurtz, who hosted CNN's Reliable Sources, will anchor a weekend media program for Fox News and write a weekly column for FoxNews.com, Fox News executive vice president of news Michael Clemente said in a press release. Kurtz starts his new gig at Fox News on July 1.
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The surprise move marks the start of the next phase in the career of one of Washington's long-running and best-known media reporters, a journalist who was once well regarded but whose star has dimmed as the errors have piled up. Kurtz's run has been plagued at times by a handful of whopping mistakes, including most recently inaccurately claiming that an NBA player who came out as gay had failed to reveal he had once been engaged.
( Also on POLITICO: Sarah Palin rejoins Fox News)
While Kurtz has dinged Fox News from time to time for its coverage, including recently on the attack in Benghazi, Libya, he was never part of the pack of Fox haters, and he has maintained an open line of communication with network boss Roger Ailes over the years.
Kurtz will anchor a version of the media show that is now called "Fox News Watch," Clemente said, which will get a new format during the weekends.
"Additionally, he will serve as an on-air analyst for a variety of programs throughout the week, while also writing a regular column on FoxNews.com, commenting on social media news, industry trends and breakthroughs, in addition to looking at how media are used in politics," the press release stated. "Meanwhile, Jon Scott, current anchor of Fox News Watch, who won an Emmy for his writing at NBC's Dateline, will move to the specials unit where he will serve as anchor."
( Also on POLITICO: Kurtz apologizes on CNN for errors)
Kurtz said he is "excited" to bring his "independent brand of media criticism to Fox News."
"I want to thank CNN for giving me such a prime opportunity over the years and was tempted to continue, but the chance to create a revamped program and establish a strong online presence was too good to pass up," Kurtz said in a statement. "I hope to add a new dimension to Fox's coverage and have some fun while diving into the passionate debates about the press and politics."
Clemente praised Kurtz in the announcement as "the most accomplished media reporter in the country."
"He's also a master of social media trends, information good and bad, and a veteran political reporter," he said. "Altogether, he will add even greater depth to a very accomplished team of reporters and anchors."
And Fox News' Greta Van Susteren —who calls Kurtz a friend, but was also the subject of one of his most recent major errors — said the hire was a "big loss for CNN, huge gain for us at Fox News."
"I have known Howie for 20+ years (we worked together at CNN) and what is Howie's best quality is that you can have a knock down drag out disagreement with him about cable news (or even about me!) — and he is always willing to listen and to rethink it," she told POLITICO in an email. "Sometimes he is right, sometimes I am …but in the end we remain friends and I respect him and welcome him."
Kurtz started hosting Reliable Sources on CNN in 1998. CNN said the program will continue and feature different people guest hosting the show in the coming months. Kurtz will host Reliable Sources for the next two Sundays.


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Alienation was originally a Marxist word, and Karl Marx meant by it the alienation of the worker from the product of his labors. When what he produces is sold by the factory owner, he is alienated from the fruits of his work. But nowadays the word alienation has a much broader meaning of powerlessness. Whenever you feel politically or economically powerless, you are feeling alienated.
Jimmy Reid, the well-known Marxist counselor in Glasgow and leader of the Clydeside Ship Workers, when he was rector of Glasgow University, said, "Alienation is the cry of men who feel themselves to be the victims of blind economic forces beyond their control. Alienation is the frustration of ordinary people who are excluded from the processes of decision-making." Have we any influence? Have we any power? That's the question.
The word influence can sometimes be used for a self-centered thirst for power, like in Dale Carnegie's famous book How to Make Friends and Influence People. But it can also be used in an unselfish way of the desire of Christians who refuse to acquiesce to the status quo, who are determined to see things changed in society and long to have some influence for Jesus Christ. Are we powerless? Is the quest for social change hopeless before we begin? Or can Christians exert some influence for Jesus Christ?
There is a great deal of pessimism around today that grips and even paralyzes people. They wring their hands in a holy kind of dismay. Society is rotten to the core, they say. Everything is hopeless; there is no hope but the return of Jesus Christ. As Edward Norman, dean of Peter-house in Cambridge, once said in a radio interview, "People are rubbish."
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Look, up on the table! It's a burdock. It's a plantain. It's … superfood!
Although there's nothing really super-heroic about eating nutrition-rich fruits and vegetables, the foods give customers an opportunity to pursue healthier options at a time when many Americans are trying to rein in their eating habits. As such, these ingredients are showing up on more limited-service restaurant
Statistics from MenuMonitor, a menu-tracking service from Technomic, show 1,750 menu items at quick-service and fast-casual restaurants that contain at least one of the top natural superfoods, such as kale, spinach, blueberries, and avocados. That doesn't include tomatoes, which are generally considered a superfood as well.
The growth counters the idea that limited-service eateries primarily focus on taste and not nutritional value.
"There is still a big stigma regarding healthy food, because many consumers believe it doesn't taste good or isn't indulgent," says Darren Tristano, executive vice president of Technomic. Now, however, with growing transparency of menu items' calorie counts and nutritional values, restaurants have become more creative and innovative in using and marketing superfoods.
"Just look at what's going on with omega-3," Tristano says. "It's an example of taking credit for what you are already serving, in this case fish. Increasing the marketing around the healthfulness of the food seems to be a trend among restaurants."
It's difficult to define superfoods because there is no such food classification, says Jamie Pope, a registered dietitian and instructor of nutrition at Vanderbilt University's School of Nursing.
"These fall into the classification of functional foods," she says. "They can be whole foods, but they also can be enhanced or fortified foods. They're really foods that have nutrients or other qualities that give them benefits above and beyond basic food values."
Not all food items with the super claim stack up. True superfoods, Pope says, have a proven density of nutrients without many calories.
As Dan Kim, founder and chief concept officer of Red Mango, succinctly puts it: "The common thread is that it's food packed with a lot of good stuff in a small serving."
One indication of the nutrition concentration is the color of the fruit or vegetable. Pope says people should eat "a rainbow color of foods—dark green, red, orange, yellow, blue—because each features different types of phytonutrients." Phytonutrients are natural antioxidants in fruit and vegetables that promote good health and prevent disease, she says.
"Natural color is a good indicator of good nutrition value," confirms Laura Pensiero, a limited partner and chef at Just Salad, a restaurant chain that focuses on quick, better-for-you offerings, including salads, wraps, soups, and frozen yogurt. The company, which has 10 locations in Manhattan and units in Singapore and Hong Kong, features a wide range of superfood ingredients on its menu.
Just Salad also offers at least one "nutritionally forward," chef-designed salad each quarter, says Pensiero, who is also a registered dietitian. In autumn, the chain uses the "S" word in its Fall Superfood Salad ($7.99) and Wrap ($7.69). The menu items have kale, spinach, red cabbage, roasted butternut squash, broccoli, pumpkin seeds, wheatberries, fresh beets, and grilled tofu. All of these items are considered superfoods.
Just Salad's rotating high-nutrition salads are popular, Pensiero says. "Some people are intimidated about how to use these ingredients, so it's great to have them all in one bowl."
Freshii, a fast-casual chain that emphasizes fresh food, looked for a way to incorporate super fruit and vegetables into its everyday menu and make it simple for diners to put the items in a bowl or a salad.
The chain also has marketing materials in each restaurant that let diners know about the superfoods. "The idea is to bring education to the stores, remind customers that we carry these items and they can try them," says Mia Jacobs, project manager at Freshii.
Several superfruits, such as citrus fruits like lemon, are part of everyday cooking and food preparation at most restaurants. Kale, meanwhile, is one of the most popular super vegetables, carrying high amounts of calcium, disease-fighting antioxidants, and immune-boosting vitamins A, C, and K. Kale also contains lutein, which promotes skin and eye health, and is a good source of various minerals.
Kale is one of the cruciferous vegetables—others include cabbage, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts—that are considered cancer-preventing foods.
The vegetable's nutritional value stays intact whether it's served raw, steamed, or stir-fried.
"Kale is so powerful, we refer to it as the beef of veggies," Jacobs says.
There are plenty of health benefits inherent in other fruit and vegetable superfoods, and many of them can be found in salads and sandwiches, as well as some other menu items, at a number of quick-service and fast-casual restaurants.
One of the hottest superfoods today is avocado. Best known as the heart of guacamole, the fruit is loaded with vitamins A, B-complex, C, and E, as well as potassium, iron, fiber, and heart-healthy monounsaturated fats. "Fat can sometimes be a scary word, but eating these ones aids cognitive function," Jacobs says.
Avocado is an ingredient in dishes ranging from the Soft Shell Crab Roll ($8.99) at SanSai Japanese Grill to Smashburger's Avocado Club burger ($5.99) and the Anaheim Scrambler egg dish ($6.89) at Corner Bakery, according to MenuMonitor.
Blueberries are packed with cholesterol-lowering antioxidants and are high in potassium and vitamin C. They are popular in bagels, muffins, and pancakes, and can be found in various salads, as well as menu items like the Blueberry and Blackberry Steel Cut Oatmeal ($3.29) at Jamba Juice, according to MenuMonitor.
Another berry, the cranberry, best known as a Thanksgiving relish, is also high in antioxidants. In addition to being an ingredient in bagels, salads, and muffins, the berries make up one of the available toppings on Village Burger Bar's Bespoke Burgers ($6.20).
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ALTHOUGH RENEWABLE POWER has made great strides in recent years, more steps are needed to help alternative fuel sources, such as wind, solar and biomass, realize their full potential.
It's the conclusion of a new report, "Transmission and Wind Energy: Capturing the Prevailing Winds for the Benefit of Customers," released recently by National Grid, a northeast power provider. The report offers several suggestions for federal and state policy makers to help alternative fuel sources access the nation's power grid.
In its paper, National Grid emphasizes the need for transmission policies that recognize the unique characteristics of wind and other renewable-power generation. It recommends more comprehensive regional planning, broader cost allocation for transmission improvements, remote siting and generation interconnection. By creating the most effective and reliable transmission access, these and other policies will encourage growth and investment in the renewable sector. -Rick Laezman


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So President Obama has finally done what everyone thought he was going to do: he endorsed gay marriage. (Bully for him for doing it before the election. Though Biden's loose lips basically forced him to.) But there's still an argument about his qualification: he thinks states should be allowed to choose whether to have gay marriage. He's right. (And I hope he stops evolving right there.)
There are good reasons for letting states control marriage. Marriage and family law has traditionally been a state issue. They have the expertise in this area.
The federal government does not. Federal laws dealing with gay marriage generally piggyback on state laws. (This is a reason to question the wisdom of DOMA.) When the federal government mucks around in marriage—which affects lots of related interests, like adoption, inheritance, and benefits—unforeseen issues can become incredibly thorny. And while federal courts could be expected to decide the issues reasonably, they're already overburdened, and adding a host of family law issues will only add to that burden.
Traditional principles in favor of federalism also counsel letting states own marriage. The national government has limited powers, generally related to national welfare, while states are left to run their own internal affairs, so long as they follow the Constitution and don't intrude on national affairs. This division of sovereignty puts decision making power at the lowest possible level, ensuring that those most affected by government action don't have to talk to someone far away—by distance, interests, or beliefs—to get heard.
Apart from legal principles, there's reality. All it takes is looking Roe v. Wade—the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion—and the effects it had on America. The decision ripped the issue away from the states just as many were beginning to come to a consensus that abortion should be legal in some circumstances. The modern, socially conservative Republican Party can thank Roe for its existence. The formal legalization of abortion also didn't have much effect on abortion access. In many states, abortion is effectively unavailable or nearly so, thanks to onerous regimes. (Even supporters of Roe, like Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, acknowledge that it went to far and poisoned politics.)
Even if you think that marriage is a fundamental right (not something I agree with, even as a gay-marriage supporter), you should ask whether you think immediate, national gay marriage is worth another quarter century of politics divided along social lines. As a gay marriage supporter dismayed by the state constitutional provisions around the country banning gay marriage, I still rest comfortably knowing that in 10 or 20 years, all those provisions will be gone. Young people support gay marriage, and as they get more power and older opponents of gay marriage die or convert, the tide will shift enough for gay marriage to become the law of the land in every state.
Letting that process run naturally will allow our politics to become more sane, more respectful. And you'll still get what you want.


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French Bees Producing Blue and Green Honey: Are M&M's to Blame?
(NEW YORK) -- French bees in the Alsace region of France have acquired a bad snacking habit, and it's tainting their honey.
Better known for its white wine than its candy making, this northeastern region of France is home to 2,400 beekeepers and 35,000 colonies that produce roughly 1,000 tons of the sweet stuff per year, according to the region's chamber of commerce.
But as the autumn harvest gets underway, bees hailing from the honey-haven town of Ribeauville have been producing honey in bizarre shades of green and blue, leaving French beekeepers mystified.
After several weeks of head-scratching, the town's Union of Beekeepers think M&Ms, those colorful chocolate candies made by the American company Mars, are to blame. Not far from Ribeauville is a biogas plant processing waste from a Mars plant producing the treats.
According to the French newspaper Le Monde, the company said it will clean out the containers and store the waste in airtight containers, out of reach of hungry bees. Mars did not respond to ABC News when asked for comment.
Le Monde reports the colorful honey is not marketable and will not hit shelves this season.
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Spirit AeroSystems Kansas WORKReady! Assessments (must have job offer)
This Assessment is specifically for individuals who have a current job offer from Spirit AeroSystems.
Follow the link for testing availability: https://workreadywichitaspirit2019.eventbrite.com
The WORKReady! Certificate is a nationally recognized certificate that lets EMPLOYERS know a job candidate's skills before they even walk into the interview. JOB SEEKERS present their Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum Certificate to EMPLOYERS as proof of skills in reading, locating information, and mathematics.
As a JOB SEEKER, why would I want a Kansas WORKReady! Certificate?
You know you're talented. You know you can do the job better than anyone. You just need a chance to prove it to employers. The Kansas WORKReady! Certificate can help!
Job seekers should call or visit a Workforce Center to sign up for the free WORKReady! skills assessment.
Can I practice before taking the assessment? You can review your skills before taking the assessment by using the KeyTrain tutorial system from the comfort of your own home or by using any internet connected computer.
As an EMPLOYER, why should I be interested in the Kansas WORKReady! Certificate?
An employer uses the Kansas WORKReady! certificate as an additional tool to identify quality applicants.
Kansas WORKReady! uses WorkKeys® assessments to award Career Readiness Certificates to individuals to document their skills in:
- Applied Mathematics, which measures the skills people use when they apply mathematical reasoning and problem-solving techniques to work-related problems.
- Locating Information, which measures the skill people use when they work with workplace graphics such as charts, graphs, tables, forms, maps, diagrams, and instrument gauges.
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WorkKeys® is a reliable and nationally validated system evaluating and analyzing workplace skills. Thousands of jobs are "profiled" to identify skill levels necessary to perform each job. Skills measured by WorkKeys® are transferable skills - skills necessary for most jobs. Tasks are based on workplace situations and do not require job-specific knowledge.
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The Unfinished Lincoln Memorial
Today a majestic marble likeness of Abraham Lincoln stares across the reflecting pool (photo from Records of the Environmental Protection Agency, Record Group 412, item 412-DA-4090) at the Washington Monument on the capital's grassy mall. This memorial to Lincoln has been the backdrop for many important public protests and events since its completion in 1922. It was on the memorial's steps that singer Marian Anderson gave her Easter Sunday concert in 1939 after being turned away from Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution and where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech in August 1963.
Construction began on the memorial to Lincoln in 1915, fifty years after his assassination. American sculptor Daniel Chester French designed the statue to honor the 16th President. French had gained a national reputation with his earlier portrayal of "The Minute Man," a statue to honor those colonials who died at Lexington and Concord in 1775. In describing his tribute to Lincoln, French said: "The memorial tells you just what manner of man you are come to pay homage to; his simplicity, his grandeur, and his power." President Warren G. Harding dedicated the building and the sculpture on May 30, 1922.
The photograph shown here captures workers assembling French's statue of Lincoln in 1920. It is a haunting reminder of the unfilled promises implicit in Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, for the 1920s saw heightened racial, ethnic, and religious tensions in this country. The causes for increased tensions included fierce competition for jobs among demobilized soldiers, both black and white; the migration of rural blacks to urban centers in the North and the South; and the infusion into the melting pot of immigrants who differed in cultural background from those who had come earlier. One consequence of these tensions was the rise of nativism, or giving first place to "native" Americans; another was the rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan (photo from Records of the United States Information Agency, Record Group 306, item 306-NT-650-4) in all its virulence. The headless image of Lincoln is prophetic of the somber aspects of the decade that is most remembered for its flappers, flivvers, and frivolity.
This photograph is from Records of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital, Record Group 42, item 42-M-J-1. The photographer is unknown, as is the identity of the central figure in the photograph.
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Article Citation
Alexander, Mary. "The Unfinished Lincoln Memorial." Social Education 47, 2 (February 1983): 126-128.


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Adventure Queenstown Hostel
We offer you a very warm welcome to the Adventure Queenstown Hostel & Chalet.
We offer you a very warm welcome to the Adventure Queenstown Hostel. Owned and run by intrepid travelers we are centrally located in the heart of Queenstown and provide homely comfort with personal service.
We have tons of free stuff on offer such as unlimited internet, tea & coffee, free phone calls to 30 different countries (yes, really free), bicycle hire, secure lockers, fresh linen and towels, luggage storage, printing and faxing service, hair dryers and hair straighteners and the friendly and helpful service from our staff.
Visit us to experience a new level of comfort in a hostel. With spacious shared rooms (max six beds), the highest quality bathrooms with endless hot water, a fully equipped modern kitchen, 24hr access to the lounge and large sunny balconies, you'll enjoy your time with us.
Our shared rooms contain quality solid timber bunks with comfortable innerspring mattresses. Private rooms are hotel standard with queen sized beds. Our balcony spaces are the best in town from which to enjoy a drink in the sun, or you can relax in our quiet reading room with internet terminals.
The spacious lounge room is complete with an intimate fireplace, Sky TV and a selection of DVDs. We also have an activity and tour desk where our friendly staff can help you, as well as a separate storage/locker room. There is secure bicycle parking, ski and snowboard storage and Wii and PS3 consoles to provide fun times.
We are a smaller hostel with a maximum capacity of around 50 people, which is a perfect number for keeping our homely feel while enjoying a fun and vibrant atmosphere.
We offer a laundry service and can also hire out skis and snowboards in the winter.
Unbeatable location! We are the most central accommodation in town, located in the heart of Camp Street, just a minutes' walk to everything. In the evening you can enjoy some peace and quiet as there are no bars directly by us, so you can be assured of a good night's sleep!
Being owner-run, we use pride and passion to provide a comfortable home-away-from-home experience drawn from having travelled the world extensively, collecting the best ideas from hostels in dozens of different countries and putting them all in the one place amazing place!
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- Adaptors
- Age Restriction
- Air Conditioning
- Bicycle hire
- Bicycle parking
- Board Games
- Book Exchange
- Cable TV
- Card Phones
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- DVDs
- Telephone/Fax Facilities
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Hair Dryers
- Hair Dryers For Hire
- Hot Showers
- Internet Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Late check-out
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- Meals Available
- No Curfew
- Non Smoking
- Outdoor Terrace
- Playstation
- Postal Service
- Reading Light
- Reception (limited hours)
- Taxes included
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels Included
- Washing Machine
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 2 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
As we are a small hostel, we do not accept groups of more than 6 people and we do not accept booking for longer than 10 days. Multiple bookings will turned away.
Reception is open 8am to 8pm. Late check-ins up to 11pm only can be arranged with prior notice.
We cannot always guarantee that guests from a group booking will be in the same room or any booking will be in the same room for the duration of the stay, though we will always try our best!
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We're located right in the heart of town, just by the corner of the two main streets (Shotover and Camp).
At 36 Camp Street, you will find us on the first floor with the entrance just next to the Queenstown Camera Shop and Subway!
From the Airport:
The local No.1 bus stops just 30m to the right of our front door. It takes just 15min and departs every 15min.
By Bus:
The Intercity Bus and the Naked Bus both stop on Athol Street which is just one block parallel to us on Camp Street. Simply cross Athol Street to the bottom side car park and walk through the wide passageway between the shops. You'll see us on the other side of the road a little to your right. It's only about 50m!
By Car:
From the north, east and south, you'll drive into town along Frankton Road which becomes Stanley Street. Turn left at the first roundabout into Ballarat Street then right into Camp Street. You will find us 80m up on the left.
From the west, the highway becomes Shotover Street as you drive into town. At the second roundabout turn right into Camp Street and we're just 20m from the corner on the right.
Due to our very central location we don't have any on-site car parking. However there is very limited free-of-charge parking and two inexpensive carparks within a 3 min walk. We suggest you park in the temporary bay directly outside our front door to unload and check-in at which point we can show you on a city map these great locations!
If in doubt, don't hesitate to contact us after booking for further information.
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Located in the very centre of Queenstown, you're a 2-3min walk to everything, including the Famous Fergburger, just 100m away.


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But now we learn from across the pond that young Brits have been so dumbed-down that 23 percent of them believe that Winston Churchill was a mythical figure, and 58 percent believe that Sherlock Holmes was a real person. That may account for the confusion among Brits as to what they were voting for in the recent election. A dumbed-down population is bound to be influenced by simple slogans rather than philosophical understanding of what the purpose of government is.
According to the Boston Herald (Feb. 6, 2008), 77 percent of these young Brits readily admit that they don't read history books, and three out of five never watch historical programs on television. Of course, the reason why they don't read history books is because they are functionally illiterate.
In fact, a devastating book, The Great Reading Disaster, has been published in England exposing the fact that young Brits are taught to read with the dyslexia-producing Whole Language method, which has also become the present ruin of American education.
The authors, Mona McNee and Alice Coleman, write: "Forcing children to read whole words by the look-say method is like telling young piano learners to play a piece in the correct tempo, without being taught the individual notes or the significance of their stave positions. … It is cruel to inflict such frustration on children, and the cruelty is not restricted to childhood. It is even more cruel and humiliating when it leaves people illiterate for life."
Even Margaret Thatcher couldn't get the educators to change their ways, though she appointed a Committee of Inquiry to investigate the teaching of reading in the schools. Apparently, the progressives were clever enough to pay lip service to phonics, ridiculing their advocates, but meanwhile continuing to support the whole-word method.
We've experienced the same situation here in the U.S. where No Child Left Behind was supposed to change the way reading is taught in American schools. In fact, a special billion-dollar reading initiative was passed by Congress to get phonics back into the schools. But the educators charged the government with having a bias in reading instruction, which was discriminatory against whole-language educators. And from what I have been told by teachers in the field, whole language is still the dominant way reading is being taught in American schools.
The two British authors write: "It took 40 years to produce the first 6 million adult illiterates but only another 10 to increase the total to 9 million. The annual rate has doubled."
And the reason why nothing will change despite the alarm sounded by this excellent book is because of the tight control the progressives have over the entire British education system.
According to the Sunday Telegraph of June 27, 1993, the controlling cabal is called the All Souls Group, which holds its "clandestine thrice-yearly meetings" in an oak-paneled room at Oxford University.
Like the Bilderbergers, no minutes are kept of the meetings, and no papers or public statements ever emerge. The discussions over evening sherry or dinner are protected by Chatham House Rules, which dictate proceedings are off the record. Chatham House is the British equivalent of our Council on Foreign Relations. Membership is by invitation and the criteria are shrouded in mystery.
Does such a secret education establishment exist in the United States? It does. It is called the Cleveland Conference and was organized in 1915 by professor Charles Judd, head of the University of Chicago's School of Education, where Professor William Scott Gray concocted the Dick and Jane look-say, whole-word, reading program. In his book, Managers of Virtue, David Tyack writes:
[Judd] had a vision that both the structure of the schools and the curriculum needed radical revision but that change would take place "in the haphazard fashion that has characterized our school history unless some group gets together and undertakes, in a cooperative way, to coordinate reforms."
It is easy enough to follow the machinations of the progressives by simply reading the annual yearbooks of the National Society for the Study of Education, founded by the progressives in 1901. This was the gathering place of the educational elite, and their annual yearbooks, with their membership lists, can be found in any large university library.
Contributors to the yearbooks have included such progressive heavy-weights as John Dewey; E.L. Thorndike, William Scott Gray, Carleton Washburne, Ralph W. Tyler, Robert J. Havinghurst, John Goodlad, Ruth Strang, Harry Broudy, Benjamin Bloom, Lawrence Kohlberg, Urie Bronfenbrenner, Jerome Bruner, Kenneth Strike, and other members of the educational establishment.
With all of those great progressives now gone to their heavenly rewards, and everything they wanted achieved, the Society's Board of Directors voted on May 30, 2008, to dissolve the Society and transfer the rights for publication of all forthcoming Yearbooks, as well as the assets of the Society, to the Teachers College Record, at that citadel of progressivist education, Teachers College, Columbia University, in New York City.
But for American parents, the only way to free themselves from the stranglehold of the progressive elite is to remove their children from the government schools and either educate them at home or place them in private schools which adhere to traditional principles and teaching methods. As for the Brits, we hope that The Great Reading Disaster's expose will awaken enough of them to break the hold of the All Souls Group. But don't hold your breath. The new "conservative" government is not about to rock this establishment boat.
Dr. Samuel L. Blumenfeld is the author of nine books on education including NEA: Trojan Horse in American Education, The Whole Language/OBE Fraud, and The Victims of Dick & Jane and Other Essays. Of NEA: Trojan Horse in American Education, former U.S. Senator Steve Symms of Idaho said: "Every so often a book is written that can change the thinking of a nation. This book is one of them." Mr. Blumenfeld's columns have appeared in such diverse publications as Reason, The New American, The Chalcedon Report, Insight, Education Digest, Vital Speeches, WorldNetDaily, and others.


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Questions resurfaced this week as to whether Hakimullah Mehsud, the brash young commander of the Pakistani Taliban, was killed by a US drone attack on Jan. 14.
Renewed speculation that the Taliban leader was dead was sparked by a report on Pakistani state television Sunday night saying he had been buried.
The Taliban denied the report through their spokesman, Azam Tariq. Pakistan Army spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas said the military is still seeking confirmation.
Mr. Mehsud took power last August when his predecessor, Baitullah Mehsud, died from injuries sustained in a US airstrike.
Here's a list of possible contenders to succeed Hakimullah, as well as other key figures in the Pakistani Taliban.
Waliur Rehman
As deputy leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Waliur Rehman, a former spokesman for Baitullah Mehsud, is the opposite of the fiery Hakimullah. He's quiet, serious, and brooding. The religious scholar – whose studies qualify him for the honorific of "mullah" – lacks Hakimullah's charisma and reputation for boldness but retains a sizable following.
Following Baitullah's death in August 2009, Pakistani intelligence officials reported that Mr. Rehman and Hakimullah had engaged in a gun battle that left one or both of them dead. That was proved untrue when both men posed for cameras at a press conference last October, though reports of rivalry between the two men persisted. The Pakistani government currently has a $600,000 bounty on Rehman's head.
According to Rifaat Hussain, a security analyst at the Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad, Rehman and others "may now be having second thoughts about mounting a leadership bid, perhaps fearing that he will meet the same fate as the previous two occupants of the post."
Qari Hussain
The so-called father of suicide bombers and a top lieutenant of Hakimullah's, Qari Hussain was also reported to have been killed in a drone strike in Makeen, South Waziristan, last summer, but later reemerged in the October press conference alongside Rehman and Hakimullah.
A cousin of former leader Baitullah, Mr. Hussain's reputation was built on running training camps for suicide bombers and directing a series of suicide bomb attacks in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) aimed at killing tribal elders and supplanting their rule.
According to Amir Rana, a militancy expert at the Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies in Islamabad, Hussain is now responsible for coordinating three major fronts for the Taliban: the Khurram tribal agency against Pakistani security forces; Dera Ismail Khan, a northwestern town and gateway into Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province; and Punjab itself.
His modus operandi involves exploiting anti-Shiite sentiment among certain Sunni groups to goad their members into carrying out attacks against Shiites. As a result he enjoys high standing among anti-Shiite groups, both foreign mainly Uzbek fighters in Pakistan, and Pakistan's longstanding sectarian groups, says Mr. Rana.
Maulana Fazlullah
Last spring, Maulana Fazlullah, commander of the Taliban faction in the northwestern Swat Valley, and his father-in-law, Sufi Mohammed, were the names on every Pakistan observer's lips. As Mr. Fazlullah's forces advanced beyond Swat into the neighboring district of Buner, just 60 miles north of Islamabad, visions of a Taliban horde descending on the capital prompted the government to call off a peace deal and battle Fazullah's approximately 2,000 fighters with some 15,000 troops.
The Pakistan Army prevailed, and maintains a heavy presence in the region. While Sufi Mohammed, who brokered the deal, languishes in a Peshawar jail awaiting charges of sedition, Fazlullah is nowhere to be found, despite being reported as "critically injured" and "surrounded" by Pakistan forces.
His loss of a major chunk of Taliban territory all but rules him out as a serious contender for the leadership of the Pakistani Taliban, according to Rana and Professor Hussain. The fact that he does not hail from the tribal agencies is also likely to work against him.
Other senior figures
Other contenders include Faqir Muhammad, who assumed the post of deputy chief of the Pakistani Taliban when the umbrella group was formed in December 2007. Following Baitullah's death, Mr. Muhammad unilaterally declared control of the organization from his base in the Bajaur tribal agency, but was soon bypassed by Hakimullah. It remains to be seen whether he will mount a fresh bid for the organization's leadership.
A few well-known militant leaders operating from FATA are unlikely to throw their hats in the ring owing to peace deals with the government. These include Hafiz Gul Bahadur and Maulvi Nazir, two commanders based in North Waziristan who began to disassociate themselves from the Pakistani Taliban following Baitullah Mehsud's death – partly to focus on Afghanistan instead and partly because the government was trying to peel them away. When the Army launched an offensive in Hakimullah's stronghold of South Waziristan last October, the two agreed not to join the fight.


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In an elaborate April Fool's prank, YouTube announced Sunday it was going dark for a decade
YouTube is shutting down, Twitter users have to pay for the use of vowels, and the new Google Nose search engine will bring a whiff of wet dog or daisies right to your computer or smartphone.
Smells fishy? These Internet giants went all-out to try and bamboozle their users with April Fool's gags on the most mischievous day of the year.
YouTube, the world's largest video sharing site, revealed it had merely been an eight-year contest to find the best video and would be closing to review all the entries. The winner would be announced in 2023.
"We are so close to the end. Tonight at midnight, YouTube.com will no longer be accepting entries. After eight amazing years, it is finally time to review everything that has been uploaded to our site and begin the process of selecting a winner," said Tim Liston, named as "competition director".
In keeping with its prankster reputation, Google also unveiled a complex search engine that would offer "the sharpest olfactory experience available".
The search engine claims to have a database of smells from all over the world. Users can search for "new car smell", or "Egyptian tomb", sniff their screen and even share it with a friend.
Meanwhile micro-blogging site Twitter said it had decided to shave off even more characters by providing a new vowel-free service to users.
"Trd th nw Twttr yt? Mr tm fr mr twts" (Translation: "Tried the new Twitter yet? More time for more tweets") the site announced. Of course, vowels would still be available but only to premium users willing to pay five dollars a month.
Several recent newsmakers were targeted in April Fool's Day pranks, with North Korea cropping up twice.
South Africa's Daily Maverick newspaper carried a story headlined "Exclusive: Oscar Pistorius signs up for North Korea's inaugural Friendship Run."
The paper said the double-amputee paralympian sprint star who is charged with killing his model girlfriend will lead SA's team in Kim Jong-Un's bid to build bridges between less understood world regimes and less understood global figures.
"Just days after being allowed to travel while on bail, Oscar Pistorius has received an unexpected honour: A personal invitation from North Korea's newly minted and beloved leader, Kim Jong-Un, to join the many worthy celebrities participating in his Friendship Run, a 10km race through the exquisitely manicured streets of Pyongyang.
When he heard of the invitation, Pistorius said: "I'll take it."
On hearing that the race was not going to be his favourite 400m sprint, but 25 times longer at 10km, Pistorius curtly replied: "I'll be fine", the paper reported.
Meanwhile German news website Tagesschau.de reported that actor David Hasselhoff, known for roles in Baywatch and Knight Rider, had been asked by the US State Department to mediate in North Korea.
"Until now, diplomatic efforts have gotten us nowhere, as have resolutions and sanctions. Why not try less controversial methods for once?" the newspaper cited State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland as saying.
Hasselhoff is very popular in Germany, where he had a number one hit with his song "Looking for Freedom" which he sang in front of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
He recently sang the song to massive crowds in the German capital protesting the removal of a part of the wall for a construction project.
From the call to politics to the call of nature, environmental organisation WWF unveiled a revolutionary urinal equipped with an electric turbine which could allow men to generate power while peeing.
It said that if just one-tenth of Swiss restaurants adopted the system, the country could shut down a nuclear power plant.
The WWF said developing a similar toilet for women was a more complex process, but that researchers hoped to have one ready by 2016.
The Huffington Post news website reported that the wealthy Qatari backers of London's Shard skyscraper were building the "Shlide", a heart-stopping thrill ride curving all the way down the 72-floor building.
Providing an image of the slide, the site quotes project coordinator "Dizzy" Lizzy McGovern, who said there had been some teething problems in the project.
"We wish Brian, the initial tester, a speedy recovery after the operation to replace both his knees."


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The Swepsonville Town Council is not too interested in having a proposed law enforcement and emergency services training center near town, Mayor Raymond Herring said Wednesday, although the county will look at the possibility.
In February, the Alamance County Board of Commissioners could approve funds to hire Alley, Williams, Carmen and King to study all the county owned properties where the training center could go, County Manager Craig Honeycutt said Wednesday.
That includes the site at the current landfill near Saxapahaw, and the property at the old landfill near Swepsonville.
While everyone seems to think the training center would be good for the county, so far few are saying it would be good for their part of the county.
�We just felt like it would be better placed somewhere else,� Herring said.
The consensus at the Swepsonville Town Council�s meeting Tuesday, Herring said, was there would be too much noise and traffic too close to residential areas.
Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson proposes building a training center with firing range, driving track, fire towers and classrooms staffed with Alamance Community College teachers.
Police, firefighters and EMS could train there and get certifications. Johnson said it would save taxpayer money to train locally instead of sending officers across the state and country.
While the proposal is still in its very early stages, Johnson said he has his eye on 87 acres of county property neighboring the landfill near Saxapahaw.
Mike Holland, a Saxapahaw resident and activist, says county property by the old landfill on Alfred Road near Swepsonville is a better choice. He took his case to the Swepsonville council Tuesday.
Holland argues Swepsonville would not only be a better location for the center, being closer to highways, but would benefit from the economic activity the center would generate.
A group of Saxapahaw residents, business owners and supporters told the Times-News on Tuesday the training center could harm their businesses and growth in the unincorporated village.
Holland also says the Swepsonville location has better roads nearby and better access to water lines than the Saxapahaw location.
Swepsonville council member Darrell Newton said he could see the benefits of having the training center closer to a water line and the center of the county, but did not have enough information to say whether he saw a benefit to Swepsonville.
�We asked, �If it�s not good enough for Saxapahaw, why do you want to put it in Swepsonville?�� Newton said. �But you don�t necessarily say �No� until you hear both sides.�
Newton said he would like to hear more about the proposal. But he pointed out the old landfill is outside the town limits. Swepsonville would not have any more say over what happens around the old landfill than Saxapahaw has over the current landfill.
Johnson said Tuesday the county would have to buy land and build a road to use the Swepsonville site.
Holland said he and others would keep gathering information and make a case to the commissioners.
�We will fight for the sheriff�s best location,� Holland said.


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Friday, January 25, 2013
Armstrong to lead Department of Medicine
Katrina Armstrong, MD, MSCE, a world-renowned investigator in the areas of medical decision-making, quality of care and cancer prevention and outcomes, has been selected as the MGH's next physician-in-chief of the MGH Department of Medicine. Armstrong will succeed internationally regarded physician-scientist Dennis Ausiello, MD, who has led the department since 1996.
Armstrong, who currently serves as chief of the Division of General Medicine and professor of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, will start in the new position April 15. "We are at a time of unparalleled opportunity to advance science, education and clinical care to benefit our patients and our communities," says Armstrong. "MGH is an extraordinary institution with a long tradition of leadership in internal medicine, and I am honored to become part of that tradition."
Armstrong is a graduate of Yale University and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and joined the University of Pennsylvania in 1996 as a physician-scientist fellow in the Division of General Internal Medicine. She joined the faculty at Penn in 1998 and was appointed chief in 2008. She also serves as associate director of the Abramson Cancer Center and co-director of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars program at Penn.
Recently, Armstrong led the National Cancer Institute-funded Penn Center for Innovation in Personalized Breast Cancer Screening, which is dedicated to studying emerging methods of breast cancer detection. Throughout her career, she has received a number of awards and honors including the FOCUS Award for the Advancement of Women in Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 2011. She also is the author or co-author of more than 130 peer-reviewed journal articles and has written numerous chapters, editorials and abstracts.
Ausiello first came to the MGH as a Harvard undergraduate working with the late Alexander Leaf, MD, and fondly recalls his early days at the hospital, especially his relationship with his mentor. "It was an honor and privilege to work with Alex and then to have things come full circle when I followed in his footsteps – first to become chief of the Renal Unit that he created and then to ultimately take over his role as chief of the Department of Medicine. It was a great journey."
During his career, Ausiello has received numerous accolades and honors, including election into the prestigious Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. While reflecting on the many memories created during his years at the MGH, Ausiello says one recurring theme comes to mind. "What makes an institution great is its people, and I've never met a finer group of individuals – from residents to faculty – than at MGH," he says. "I'm proud to say that I've enjoyed every minute of working here, especially with the young people who are so inspiring at every turn."
After stepping down, Ausiello plans to concentrate on building the Center for Assessment Technology and Continuous Health, a collaboration among scientists, clinicians and engineers at the MGH and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The program seeks to transform how individuals monitor their health and how physicians can better prevent, diagnose and treat disease.
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Pictured: Cheng Ho returned to the lineup and had 132
rushing yards with two TDs against Lehigh on Saturdy.
Photo: Courtesy Tommy Miller for GoCrimson.com
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Cheng Ho ran for 132 yards on 21 carries (6.3 ypc) and scored two touchdowns Saturday, and Harvard forced five turnovers as the Crimson toppled Lehigh, 28-14 at Goodman Stadium. The victory was Harvard's 800th all-time - ninth-highest in all of Division I.
In his first start of the year, Ho scored touchdowns in each half and put forth a bruising effort from the outset with 13 carries for 90 yards (6.9 ypc) in the opening half alone.
Lehigh scored on its first drive as Chris Lum found Alex Wojdowski for a one-yard pass. Harvard controlled the remainder of the game however, as a punishing defensive push resulted in four sacks, four interceptions, a fumble, four breakups and 10 QB hurries.
Collin Zych recorded two interceptions, finishing with two breakups, a tackle for a loss and six total tackles. Jon Takamura sniffed out a screen pass and picked it off with under six minutes remaining, returning it 60 yards for a touchdown and a 28-7 margin. Takamura also finished with seven tackles, including 1.5 sacks in addition to his second pick of the year.
Chucks Obi, Josue Ortiz and Carl Ehrlich added sacks from Harvard's defensive line. Harvard held Lehigh to seven first downs through the first three quarters before Lehigh moved the ball late and scored on a QB sneak with 3:51 to play.
Trailing 7-0, Collier Winters found Ho on a 13-yard screen pass for the first of two scoring passes in the second quarter.
An acrobatic interception by Zych then gave Harvard possession at the Lehigh 38 with 10:56 left in the second. Lehigh got a temporary break when a would-be 27-yard TD pass to Chris Lorditch was ruled incomplete despite video evidence to the contrary. However, Winters scrambled deep behind the line of scrimmage before jumping to get off an unlikely pass to Adam Chrissis for three-yard scoring pass and a 14-7 lead.
Midway through the third quarter, Ho capped a 10-play drive with a cagey five-yard scamper between the tackles to make it 21-7 before Takamura struck with the final Harvard score of the day.


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