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Sixth-graders glimpse a stark choice when they climb aboard a specially-equipped school bus that's touring Mississippi: Stay in school, or you might end up in a jail cell like the one replicated at the back of the bus, complete with sink and toilet.
State lawmakers, too, need to make better choices if they want more kids to end up with diplomas instead of criminal records, the NAACP argues in a report released today.
Over the past two decades, states' spending on prisons grew at six times the rate of spending on higher education, notes the report, "Misplaced Priorities." In 2009, while K-12 and higher education spending declined during the recession, 33 states spent more discretionary dollars on prisons than they had the year before.
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The overall annual price tag for incarceration, youth detention, and parole in the United States: nearly $70 billion – of which $50 billion is spent at the state level.
The current system largely warehouses people who need treatment for drug and mental health problems, while at the same time taking dollars away from education, one of the best ways society can prevent crime, the report says.
"We need to cut bait with failed, so-called 'tough on crime' policies and embrace proven 'smart on crime' policies [by] shifting from incarceration to treatment for the low-level, nonviolent drug offenders that are crowding our prisons," says NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Jealous.
Critics of such a policy shift raise concerns that it sends a message that crime, and its victims, won't be taken seriously.
"To suggest that there should be no consequences or reduced consequences for hurting other people or taking their property is nonsensical," says James Pasco, executive director of the Legislative Advocacy Center of the Fraternal Order of Police. He agrees society should do better preventing crime, but says that many of the people in jail for what the report characterizes as minor crimes actually pleaded down from more serious crimes.
A diverse set of business, law enforcement, and education leaders from across the political spectrum endorsed the NAACP's report, including Rod Paige, secretary of Education under President George W. Bush; Mitchell Kapor, founder of Lotus; and Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform.
The civil rights group also unveiled a public-awareness campaign featuring airport billboards with messages such as: "Welcome to America, home of 5% of the world's people and 25% of the world's prisoners."
The spending balance hasn't always tipped so far toward prisons. In California, then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger noted in a speech last year that thirty years ago, 10 percent of the general fund went to higher education and three percent went to prisons. By 2010, the priorities had flipped: 11 percent was going prisons and only 7.5 percent to higher education.
"Misplaced Priorities" also highlights three cities where neighborhoods with high prison rates significantly overlap neighborhoods with low-performing schools. In Houston, 5 out of 6 lower-performing schools (based on math scores) are in the areas with the highest percentage of incarcerated residents. In Los Angeles, the figure is 69 out of 90; in Philadelphia, 23 out of 35.
While Houston public schools face a budget shortfall of at least $30 million this year, the cost of incarcerating Houston residents is about $500 million a year, the report notes.
Building more prisons gives people "a false sense of security," says Dick Molpus, an education advocate in Jackson, Miss., who founded the national group Parents for Public Schools. "By the time someone fills that jail cell, they've already committed a crime.... And the way to really make society safer is to make sure everyone participates in it, and that's by making sure they have a decent school to go to."
In Mississippi, 3 out of 4 inmates don't have a high school diploma, Mr. Molpus says, and yet there's always a big fight in the legislature over funding education.
Nationally, if the trend of spending more on prisons and less on education continues, Molpus says, "we'll see [what you see] in third- and fourth-world countries, where the 'haves' live behind their own fences and have their own guards and they essentially become prisoners themselves."
Several states, including New York, have had success in changing sentencing policies and reducing their prison populations while also seeing crime rates go down, says the NAACP's Mr. Jealous.
Among the changes recommend in the report:
- Reform drug sentencing: Eliminate mandatory-minimum sentencing guidelines for certain drug offenses, and give more people treatment or counseling. In addition, remove disparities between crack and powder cocaine sentences.
- Increase "earned-time" initiatives: Allow more prisoners to earn an earlier release by participating in educational and vocational programming and treatment.
- Shorten prison terms for youthful offenders: Send them to intervention programs designed to address root causes of their behavior, such as lack of education, unemployment, or child abuse.
Better education can save society money in the long run, "but our refusal to make sane investments in these kids has led to an explosion in the costs of our criminal justice system," says Amy Wilkins, vice president for government affairs at Education Trust, a nonprofit that focuses on narrowing the achievement gap.


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Our Go Skateboarding Day shindig today went off without a hitch. Tons of homies came out to the Carmel Valley park and skated with the DC, Sk8mafia, and Pacific Drive teams. We hosted two different best trick contests—one over the hip, and the other on the rail. Tons of goodies from all the brands were given out and the kids were hyped! As the day winded down, Wes Kremer and Taylor Bingaman started heating up the twelve foot bowl with Wes nailing a frontside nosegrind pop in among other things and Taylor stalling proper frontside inverts for Skin and Blabac's cameras. We'll have the video recap up soon. Hope you all had a rad day! Check out all the GSD coverage from around the world. Check the video from Carmel Valley park.
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I started thinking that marketing people lost their minds a long time ago, but I was reminded today, when I passed a Nissan Leaf on the highway. I get that it's an electric car and is environmentally friendly… Mother Nature, tree, leaf. I get that. But doesn't this sentence from Motor Trend's web site kind of sound funny?
"What it lacks in horsepower, the Leaf makes up in torque and top speed."
I just don't associate a leaf with torque.
Anyway, this got me thinking that the manufacturers of smartphones and tablets are now facing the same battle — finding compelling names for their new devices, especially since there seems to be a new one on the market every 37 seconds.
Some of the worst offenders:
Samsung's Galaxy S variations kill me: Samsung Fascinate, Samsung Continuum, Samsung Stratosphere, Samsung Mesmerize, and Samsung Galaxy Indulge. They sound like they came out of a hallucinogen-fueled night at the planetarium.
HTC seems to be a repeat offender with the likes of the Trophy and the Thunderbolt. That brings to mind warring gods to me. What does that have to do with a smartphone? Also, with all the lore out there about exploding smartphones at the gas station, do you really think consumers want to have a Thunderbolt up to their ear?
So, let's see what you guys think. Take the poll below, and vote for what you consider to be the worst name for a smartphone.
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The end of 2012 was more stressful than usual in the workplace that my dollie time was majorly affected. I'm pretty annoyed that I never got to finish my 12 Dolls of Christmas. The way I see it, all work and no play makes me a dull, depressed girl....So, I better find myself more dollie play time in 2013!
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CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (AP) � An organization that's developing a backcountry network of huts along 180 miles of trails in Maine's western mountains is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the fourth of 12 lodges that are planned on the trails.
Maine Huts and Trails says the public is invited to the ceremony on Wednesday at its new Stratton Brook Hut in Carrabassett Valley.
The hut, which opens to lodgers on Dec. 21, is Maine Huts' first lodge in an alpine setting, with views of Sugarloaf Mountain and Carrabassett Valley. It has 10 rooms and sleeps up to 44 people.
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Sent to us in a couple different emails, is the drinking bike. Fill that keg with Bike Hugger Brown, pedal around, singing drinking songs, and you're having big bike fun!
Alternatively, you could put a keg in the middle of the conference bike, work out your team's goals for the year while building a strong team dynamic – just don't bogart that keg tap hommie.
(Does anyone know the origin of the photo?)
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Threesomes usually are the stuff of cross-the-line personal ads. But for Pat and Dan Conway, co-owners of the Great Lakes Brewing Cleveland, Ohio, Company (GLBC), a three-way approach into running their operation is anything but risqué—or risky. At the microbrewery and restaurant the brothers opened in 1988, business is steady and strong because the Conways never take their eyes off what's been dubbed the triple bottom line: people, planet, and profit.
Añejo rums are smooth and luxurious. These aged rums have more in common with Cognac and Sherry than they do with their light rum, un-aged counterparts. They are elegant, sophisticated spirits best appreciated in a brandy snifter.
Is your restaurant missing out on opportunities to profit from beer? Far too many operations offer a narrow range of beers that barely differ in flavor. Yet quality beer ranges as widely in style and is as food friendly as wine.
Everyone has a favorite coffee shop in Manhattan. We each like to think ours is somehow better than everyone else's, as if we would not be seen in any other spot. I doubt there is a single best coffee shop; there are too many great coffee places in New York (think Eddie Murphy grinning while showing off the "world's best coffee" in Coming To America). That said Irving Farm is my favorite shop on the Upper West Side and the company from which I buy all of my coffee; it has become a second home to me.
Many spirits enthusiasts not only are embracing the classic brands and styles but also are seeking out new tastes, often presented in cocktails made from an ever-increasing and dazzling medley of ingredients. To capitalize on these trends, suppliers have concocted a genuinely innovative and exciting generation of original spirits.
At a handful of restaurant bars around the country, you're likely to find the bartender in the kitchen—well before prime bar time—using a Vita-Prep or a Cryovac. He or she may be taring a laboratory scale to weigh out precise amounts of gelatin or xanthan. or maybe the bartender is rolling out a liquid-nitrogen tank to perform a spherification or clarification technique for a component of a libation in progress. What's going on here?
If you are breaking into the bar business, you must recognize your weaknesses and seek expert advice. Hiring a professional bar consultant from the beginning can help your venue get off to a flying start and keep it soaring.
At its best, cocktail mixology is truly an art, engaging each of the human senses—for example, the feel of the proper weight of the glass and the thin rim, which delivers an elegant sensation to the lips; or the aromas of fresh mint and nutmeg, which transport the recipient of these scents to remote lands or memories of childhood. And just as sweet or pungent smells differ from each other by virtue of their different stimulation of the senses, so also do colors vary and evoke different emotions. A drink becomes impressive when it succeeds in touching the sensibility of the guest by finding the avenue to his or her brain and heart.
Despite an interest of specialty cocktails in restaurants, there are probably a few lonely bottles of timeless aperitifs on your backbar that haven't been touched in months. That's a shame, because Lillet, Pernod, Punt e Mes, Cynar, and fino Sherry are perfect before-dinner drinks, filled with classic flavors that inspire the taste buds for the meal ahead.
Choosing which rums to stock is similar to selecting candidates to fill a particular category on a wine list (e.g., Zinfandel). Like wine, rum is made in many different styles, with each well-made product possessing singular qualities and characteristics. A worthy goal is to develop a selection that will intrigue your clientele and adequately cover the spectrum of possibilities.
Each night you brace yourself for that moment of the evening when the pace of activity behind the bar shifts from a comfortable cruise-control to pedal-to-the- metal overdrive. In anticipation, you've prepped during the shift's quiet time so you can deliver your best-selling cocktail with ease. But what quality of drink will you be serving?
Bars are often nickled and dimed into ruin, or considering today's high prices, they're quartered to death. And it happens with almost every flick of the wrist. The culprit is lax or nonexistent portion controls. A drink's sales price is hinged to a specified portion of alcohol; if the amount of spirit fluctuates, the drink's profit margin will waver as well.
Make a commitment to stocking fresh mint, which lends itself to so many creative uses. Try it in variations of the mojito, caipirinhas, and caipiroscas or with fresh fruit in smashes.
"There are no linens on the table, and we have an evolving menu. Ray's and Stark Bar was about breaking the rules without breaking standards." – Reza Samadi
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26-year-old Connor Burke is enjoying discovering new places, new ingredients –especially new craft beers – and playing a key role in the expansion of the Burke restaurant dynasty.
The spirits industry lost a prevalent figure late last year with the death of Charles Grant Gordon, life president of William Grant & Sons Ltd. Charles, who, after a short illness, died at the age of 86, on December 21st, 2013, was the driving force behind the hugely successful family company.
It's historic; it's even poetic: Bartender Erik Tennyson of the W Hotel San Francisco is shaking up the old with this contemporary twist.
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Krasnoyarsk Krai : Krasnoyarsk (region) : Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk (Russian: Красноя́рск kruhz-nah-YAHRSK) is a city in Eastern Siberia. It's located on both banks of the Yenisey River.
Get in
There are few direct flights to Krasnoyarsk from abroad, mostly from Asia, so one is advised to get to Moscow, Novosibirsk or Irkutsk first.
By plane
There are several flights every day from and to Moscow to the local airport Emelyanovo (Емельяново). There is also airline connection with Russian cities, and a few regular and charter flights from abroad: Antalya, Bangkok, Beijing, the cities of the ex-USSR countries (Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia).
A smaller airport Cheremshanka (Черемшанка) used to serve regional flights only, usually between Krasnoyarsk and the northern parts of the Krasnoyarsk Krai, until it burned down in December 2011.
By train
Wikitravel has a guide to Trans-Siberian Railway.
Krasnoyarsk is located in the middle of Trans-Siberian Railway, so every day dozen of trains pass the Krasnoyarsk central railway station. It takes about 14 hours to get to Krasnoyarsk from Novosibirsk or 18 hours Irkutsk and minimum 36 hours from Moscow or Vladivostok.
By car
The road connecting Vladivostok and Moscow, semi-officially called Moskovskyy Trakt (Московский тракт, Russian for the Moscow Way) passes through Krasnoyarsk. However, Russian automobile roads are not very suitable for long-distance travel: motels and road cafes are very rare there, though you can find a dirty hotel and cafeteria in every town.
By bus
Buses are available only from the cities in the region and from the neighbouring Khakassia region. They arrive to the main bus station, located in the northern part of the city known as Vzlyetka (Взлётка, short for Airstrip, called so because the main airport was located there until the end of the 1980's). A slightly outdated schedule is available online: [5]. A usual price for a trip up to 400 km is about 200-300 rubles (8-12 USD).
Get around
There is a good network of public buses, which are quite cheap (16 rubles in January 2013, per trip, regardless the distance). In large buses the conductor walks among the passengers and gets paid once he (or, more often, she) comes by a recently entered passenger. In a minibus (marshrutka, маршрутка, means the route bus) the conductor sits near the driver and gets paid before passengers exit (because of this the hind door is rarely opened). In a large bus the conductor can be determined by a roll of tickets in a hand, a belt purse and, if a bus is crowded, loud demands for payment. However, without a local consultant it's rather difficult to plan a way because route maps are not usually available at bus stops, though there online map of Krasnoyarsk in Russian :( !! .
[Added 18 May 2013 in Krasnoyarsk...]: Google Maps on iPhone or iPad will get you a good map of Krasnoyarsk. There's also a good App for iPhone with all the hotels, banks, shops etc, on an app called 2GIS. You can buy a Russia-wide SIM card for your smartphone or iPad for just 300-510 Roubles from those MTC shops, valid for one whole month. Works great!
The taxi companies are numerous and phone booking is very easy but the chance of that your English will be understood is very small. It is a very common case in Russia that a driver who wants to earn some money stops near your holdout hand. The licensed cars always have a yellow lamp on the roof with the chessboard -like ornament and advertisements with phone numbers on the sides. Half-a-city drive should not be less than 300 rubles (11 USD), if you suspect too dirty cheating, you may demonstrate your intent to complain to the driver's boss. A ride to and from the airport ranges from 900 to 1200 rubles (30-40 USD). Beware of taxi drivers that offer rides at the exit from the baggage area upon arrival, you might be robbed or ripped off.
Krasnoyarsk is a beautiful city, established by Russian Cossacks (military servants) in 1628. It's name consists of two words — Krasnyi (red, because of clay reddish soil) and Yar (steep bank). Views of Yenisey River and the nearby Sayan Mountains covered by taiga forest are quite picturesque.
Next to Novosibirsk and Tomsk, Krasnoyarsk is the most prominent scientific and educational center of Siberia with more than 30 higher education facilities, many of which are the branches of the Russian Academy of Science, and about 200 high schools. The most notable higher education institutes are:
Similarly to Novosibirsk and Tomsk, Krasnoyarsk has a special city district called Akademgorodok (Academic Town in Russian) where many of the institutes are located. There, in the Institute of Biophysics, the experiment on ecological isolation of human beings called "Bios", similar to the US experiment Biosphere 2, has been successfully held in 1973-1985.
Like any industrial center, Krasnoyarsk has a large number of employment opportunities. However, salaries are low (up to 500 USD/month is 'good', 1000+USD/month is 'very good'; higher salaries are availble for top-managers or business owners only). Salaries net of taxes.
If you want to buy Siberian souvenirs or paintings of the Krasnoyarsk artists you can visit the Diana (Диана) art salon at Mira St. (ул. Мира) 51. You may try to speak English with merchants here. Another place to look for paintings of the local artists is the Khingan (Хинган) galleries at Mira St. (ул. Мира) 3, Vzlyotnaya St. (ул. Взлётная) 2 and Totmina St. (ул. Тотмина) 6. Siberian souvenirs are also sold in the Sibir-Etno (Сибирь-этно) galleries, the first of them is in the Krasnoyarsk railway station, the second is at Aviatorov St. (ул. Авиаторов) 19.
The one unique thing you're advised to buy is cedar nuts, because the Siberian region is the only region where the authentic variety of this delicacy can be purchased. Throughout the rest of the world cedar nuts are extremely expensive.
Other goods are the same as all over Russia. Chinese clothes could be slightly cheaper on the Chinese market.
Well, it's difficult to stay hungry in Krasnoyarsk. There's no McDonald's, but KFC/Rosticks is now available in several locations.
The only places you're strongly adviced NOT to visit — any restaurants near the Railroad Station, and the local Market-Place ('Колхозный рынок', which is located at the end of Diktatury Диктатуры street), because they are traditionally occupied by local and visiting criminals — that is unless, of course, you yourself are a criminal looking to socialize.
A number of cheap bars serving sandwiches are spread all over the city. Just stop in any one and you'll find hospitable people (you will, however, need to understand some Russian to get very far in these venues).
Also there are a number of excellent Chinese restaurants on Mira street near the Theater of Musical Comedy, where real Northern Chinese Cuisine can be found.
Numerous nightclubs can be found in all parts of Krasnoyarsk, but it's better to avoid those located in suburbs (the clientele can be unpleasant), or very expensive luxury clubs and restaurants (frequented by local criminals). The prominent nightclubs are:
Most cinemas have night clubs as well. Actually, it quite difficult to find several adjacent blocks without at least one night club or disco.
NOTE: if you get in any night club, either luxury or inferior, watch out for drug traffickers! They can be found in ALL night clubs, but usually don't disturb those who don't want to contact them.
Generally speaking, the closer to the center, the safer. Although Krasnoyarsk is a very safe place, you're not advised to look for accommodation in the suburbs; local lumpens won't make your stay pleasant. The right (southern) bank is mostly "lumpenized" except for the Predmostnaya Ploshchad' (Bridge Square, or Предмостная площадь); on the contrary, the left (northern) bank is nice except for the most distant districts.
You're strongly advised to book your accommodation beforehand (better by phone, and don't expect to find any English-speaking staff), because there are not many hotels in Krasnoyarsk, most with no on-line booking service and no English-speaking personnel. Don't expect to find Internet and hair-dryers, but be ready to meet insects and to go without hot water unless you choose the most expensive hotels.
There are some cheap hostels ([email protected]). , one of them in the centre of the city ($25 US) and others suppose in the suburbs ($20 US).
Krasnoyarsk hostel http://www.kiwihostel.ru/index.php/en/ 500 rubles/night (about $20 US)
SibTourGuide Hostel - Mira str. bld. 85 apt. 72. Check out location #34 on the map here: [9] The nice and budget place to stay in the city center of Krasnoyarsk. Accommodation rates include meal! [10]
Accommodation and outings at a real Russian dacha near Krasnoyarsk: [11]
Krasnoyarsk's two luxury hotels cost from 130 USD per night, which is hardly worth it. However, you're safe from insects, and their location is quite convenient.
The international code for Russia is +7, the code for Krasnoyarsk is 391.
Public phones are not very common. International phones can be found in the post offices, where you prepay your talk to a cashier (English is very unlikely to be understood).
Mobile phones are carried by almost everyone, including children. Prepaid SIM cards with Russian federal number are sold for many national and local telecommunication providers: BeeLine (Билайн), MTS (МТС), YeniseyTelecom (Енисей Телеком), Megafon-Krasnoyarsk (Мегафон-Красноярск), all around the city. The mobile standard is GSM 900/1800, however some operators still provide the DAMPS service. SMS usually costs around 1 ruble ($0.05 US), one minute of talk is around 5 rubles ($0.20 US).
You cannot be charged for incoming calls (unless use the roaming) but may need to pay a fixed price of $0.50 US for a call. There is a pretty good coverage from all of the major cellular providers in the city neighborhood, but the phone may work in deep uninhabited valleys as well as far from relatively large towns.
Internet cafes are not common, but Mobile GPRS in Russia is usually very cheap, 5-10 rubles per megabyte. There are many local ISPs that offer high-speed Internet connection via ADSL, Ethernet, Wi-Fi and Wellcom (IMT-MC 450) but they all require signing an end-user agreement and very unlikely accept foreign passports and understand English as well. Modem access (usually 40-56 kbps) is much easier to buy.
Internet cards can be bought in any post office and some supermarkets, they contain login, password and the ISP modem phone number. Several free Wi-Fi Internet access points are available in the public places:
Stay safe
Though generally safe for the experienced traveler, Krasnoyarsk can be a tricky destination for someone not familiar with the region and culture. The downtown areas are pretty much safe all night, but in the suburbs it's highly recommended not to walk alone after dark. If you are 15-30 years old, the neighborhood of student dormitories (living blocks without balconies, usually 9-story), the inside of living districts and street cafes can be dangerous for you even at the day time due to the chances to meet drunk bullies who can be easily provoked, for example, by your unusual or not athletic look. Other places of higher risk are large market places and the railway station: be sure to keep your cash out of view and out of pickpockets' reach.
Avoid asking the police for help unless it is really necessary. If possible, communicate with the hotel staff and security first, because communication with local policemen may be unpleasant due to both the language barrier and their usual rudeness, or even dangerous, especially for non-European-looking foreigners (although police in Krasnoyarsk is far from being as dangerous as in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Sadly, this is a national problem in Russia: there is not much difference between police and criminals.
Get out
The easiest way to travel from the city is to fly to Moscow first, and then to wherever necessary. However, there are some flights from the local airport Emelianovo to China and the nearest ex-USSR countries, or through Novosibirsk and Irkutsk which can be easily reached by train.
The neighboring region of Khakassia with its major city Abakan is 400km South, reachable by car (M-54 road) and everyday train from the railway station.
The next stops of note on the Trans-Siberian Railway are Achinsk to the west towards Novosibirsk and Kansk to the east towards Irkutsk
During the summer there are 1-2 week cruises to the Northern part of the Krasnoyarsk Krai to the mouth of the Yenisey. Everyday connections exist only for the city of Divnogorsk, located 40km west, near the Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Power Station.


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NEWARK, N.J. — The Sabres had a plan to draft six forwards, three defensemen and a goaltender Sunday. They followed it almost to the letter.
After drafting a pair of blue-liners in the first round, the Sabres went big on forwards. The prizes came in the second round when they took three players very familiar with Buffalo.
J.T. Compher, a center from the U.S. National Team Development Program, played in Buffalo in September in the All-American Prospects Game.
He left town impressed, and he'll bring the same attitude when he returns for development camp next week.
"I'm very excited to be part of this organization," said Compher, who was taken 35th after the Sabres acquired the pick from Carolina as part of a deal that sent Andrej Sekera to the Hurricanes. "It's great to be wanted. It's a great organization. I think it's going to be a great opportunity for me in the next couple years to try and make the club."
Compher is a 5-foot-10, 184-pound agitator who had 15 goals and 42 points in 49 games in the United States Hockey League.
"My two years in the national team program were amazing," he said. "They physically developed me, mentally developed me, made me into a good player and overall-rounded player."
Three picks later, the Sabres took Minnesota high school center Connor Hurley. He just finished his junior year by winning the prestigious state championship with Edina High. The 6-1, 174-pounder had 15 goals and 43 points in 25 games.
"Playing for Edina and winning a state championship is something I've been dreaming about since I was a little kid," said Hurley, who attended the Sabres' scouting combine. "I liked them and their organization very much. Their building is unbelievable. I'm so happy they picked me."
Hurley will eventually attend Notre Dame, as will fifth-round pick Cal Petersen.
Petersen, a goaltender, models his game after Boston's Tuukka Rask and the Sabres' Ryan Miller.
"He's a tremendous goaltender," he said of Miller. "I've grown up idolizing him, and to be drafted to the same team he plays for is really an unbelievable thing."
Petersen also came to Buffalo for the scouting event.
"I went to the combine after the NHL Combine and really fell in love with the whole atmosphere and the professionalism they brought," said the 6-2, 183-pounder for Waterloo of the USHL. "I'm pretty athletic, and I like to use that athleticism and quickness to kind of move around the crease as efficiently as I can."
Buffalo used its third-round pick on right wing Nicholas Baptiste. The 6-foot, 189-pounder for Sudbury of the Ontario Hockey League was one of the most improved players this year in the eyes of NHL Central Scouting. He was 105th in its midterm rankings and vaulted to No. 61 at the end of the season.
"This is what I've wanted to do my whole life, so I had to take the right approach off the ice and on the ice to do so," said Baptiste, who had 21 goals and 48 points in 66 games. "Hard work and doing anything for the team, that's what I pride myself on. That's what I'm going to bring to Buffalo hopefully sooner than later."
The Sabres had three fifth-round selections, and in addition to Petersen they picked up Swedish forward Gustav Possler and Connecticut prep school defenseman Anthony Florentino.
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2012 Trafficking in Persons Report - Kiribati
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KIRIBATI (Tier 2)
Kiribati is a source country for girls subjected to sex trafficking within the country. Crew members on foreign fishing vessels in Kiribati or in its territorial waters around Tarawa and Kiritimati Island allegedly exploit prostituted children, some reportedly as young as 14, in local hotels and aboard their vessels. Local I-Kiribati, sometimes family members of potential victims, but also hotel and bar workers or owners of small boats, may facilitate trafficking by transporting underage girls to the boats for the purpose of prostitution or by failing to intervene in the situation. The girls generally received cash, food, alcohol, or goods in exchange for sexual services. Women and girls who frequent bars and foreign fishing vessels are collectively referred to by the term ainen matawa and are stigmatized in I-Kiribati society.
The Government of Kiribati does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. During the year, government officials acknowledged the existence of child sex trafficking and expressed their commitment to combating the crime. Although the government did not initiate any criminal prosecutions against traffickers, it cited three captains of foreign fishing vessels found harboring unauthorized I-Kirbati persons – some of whom may have been trafficking victims – aboard their boats. The government did not employ policies to proactively identify trafficking victims among the ainen matawa population. The government's anti-trafficking activities were organized around thwarting the activities of ainen matawa and did not adequately prioritize protecting victims or prosecuting and punishing those who exploit or facilitate the commercial sexual exploitation of children.
Recommendations for Kiribati: Investigate, prosecute, and punish foreign crewmen for the commercial sexual exploitation of children; develop procedures for law enforcement officers and social service providers to interview those in vulnerable groups, such as those intercepted aboard international vessels, for evidence of trafficking; establish formal procedures to identify and refer trafficking victims to protective services; train front-line officers in victim identification techniques and procedures for referral to domestic violence and sexual violence officers; proactively identify and assist victims of trafficking, prioritizing establishment of a safe environment for victims and trust between victims and officers; work with local or international organizations, including religious organizations, to provide protective services to victims; ensure victims are not punished for crimes committed as a result of being trafficked; hold parents accountable, as appropriate under I-Kiribati law, for the commercial sexual exploitation of their children; and expand efforts to raise awareness about the dangers of human trafficking, with a specific focus on increasing public recognition that children in the commercial sex industry are victims rather than social deviants.
The Government of Kiribati demonstrated limited law enforcement efforts to combat human trafficking during the reporting period. Kiribati's 2005 Measures to Combat Terrorism and Transnational Organised Crime Act, as amended in 2008, defines and criminalizes trafficking and prescribes penalties of up to 15 years' imprisonment for the trafficking of adults and 20 years' imprisonment for the trafficking of children. These penalties are sufficiently stringent, but not commensurate with those prescribed for other serious crimes, such as rape. The law's provisions focus on the international movement of people for exploitation, a form of trafficking not known to occur in Kiribati. The law's victim protection provisions shield victims from prosecution for immigration crimes committed as a direct result of being trafficked. Although there is no legal precedent, government officials have reported that domestic trafficking could be prosecuted under this law. The government reported identifying three cases in which unauthorized I-Kiribati persons – some of whom may have been trafficking victims – were discovered on foreign fishing vessels, but it did not identify any confirmed cases of trafficking or conduct any prosecutions for trafficking offenses during the year. In September 2011, the government coordinated a day of training for 19 law enforcement officers and judicial officials on the identification and protection of trafficking victims and investigation and prosecution of trafficking cases. Members of the Domestic Violence and Sexual Offenses Unit of the police were responsible for investigations and victim care in suspected trafficking cases. However, government officials did not sufficiently prioritize identification of victims among the vulnerable populations, particularly ainen matawa, with whom they came in contact. No government officials were suspected of, investigated, prosecuted, or convicted for trafficking or trafficking-related criminal activities during the reporting period.
The Government of Kiribati made little discernible progress in identifying or protecting trafficking victims during the reporting period. Police reported identifying, aboard international fishing vessels, several females who may have been trafficking victims, but their ages and status were not confirmed and the government did not provide them with any protective services. Law enforcement and social services personnel did not develop or implement systematic procedures for proactively identifying victims of trafficking among vulnerable persons with whom they came in contact. The government did not provide any victim care facilities for trafficking victims, but it reported victims could be referred to religious organizations to access medical and psychological services on an ad hoc basis. Law enforcement efforts to combat prostitution potentially resulted in some trafficking victims being treated as law violators; individuals detained for related crimes were not screened to determine whether they were trafficking victims, and their ages were not verified. The government has not developed or implemented a referral process to transfer potential victims who are detained, arrested, or placed in protective custody by law enforcement authorities to institutions that provide short or long-term care. It has a limited capacity to protect victims of trafficking or victims of other crimes, and partners with local religious organizations that provide services to victims of crime.
The government increased its efforts to prevent human trafficking during the year. The Ministry of Internal and Social Affairs, in partnership with an international organization, continued to produce a weekly radio show on child protection issues, including the commercial sexual exploitation of children. The same ministry, with support from an international organization, conducted workshops for community leaders and in schools on issues of child protection and the sexual exploitation of children. The police partnered with the Ministry of Fisheries to enhance the monitoring of shores for unauthorized persons attempting to access international fishing vessels and to dissuade women and girls from entering situations in which they could become victims of exploitation. The government continued to patrol its maritime territory with its one patrol boat and, during the year, in an effort to decrease the demand for commercial sex acts, it began to enforce a 2010 amendment to its foreign fishing license regulations holding ship captains accountable for unauthorized persons discovered on their vessels. The government cited three captains of foreign fishing vessels for harboring unauthorized persons aboard their boats, and one captain received a fine in an amount equivalent to approximately $30,000. The government maintained billboards cautioning against engaging in commercial sex acts.


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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA -- I am writing as a disgruntled long-term customer of Firestone at your Elgin Street Location In Phila, PA. Throughout almost 13 years I have encountered numerous problems surrounding repairs completed but continued however to use your services because of your warranties, price, price matching, and most of all customer service.
Until today I encountered what I would consider to be exceptional customer service by the Elgin Street team, which kept me a repeat customer despite your flaws. In my almost thirteen year tenure with using your services I have owned many vehicles that I brought to your establishment spending Thousands of dollars in repairs. Currently I actively have four vehicles in which the Elgin Street store services. Even with these vehicles I have had work completed stemming from basic oil changes to engine repairs.
You currently service for me a Lexus ES330, Lincoln Aviator, Chrysler Cirrus, & Dodge Neon. Although with many repairs completed by this store I have continued to use you based solely on how you treated me as a customer. I have experienced problems with brake and rotor repairs on vehicles and not just one times but every time the team at the Elgin street store suggested the repair was needed.
I have had issues where I had gotten oil changes where at one point after the oil change a vehicle was leaking oil your office did not know why I had to take the vehicle to the dealer and I was told that it as something wrong with how the filter was placed which caused the leak. Another vehicle I took to the deal for a repair and they told me my vehicle was two quarts low on oil and your establishment is the only ones who do my oil changes and there were no leaks present. I had to have a battery replaced on another vehicle that for some reason now the car has a shortage when using the cigarette lighter and a sensor has gone bad.
Another vehicle I had engine mounts placed which were done incorrectly and I had to bring it back twice to be fixed and I had some transmission work done and now I have a minor leak. I was told there were two issues that were causing the leak, I had these issues fixed and I still have the leak. I am just naming a few issues that took place and Firestone was still able to retain my business because of their customer service.
The experience I had today with ** at the Elgin store would have you lose me a client if I do not obtain some assistance with my most recent issue. I had the Neon in for vehicle inspection on 10-21-11 and I was told by ** that I needed a Tie Rod and wheel alignment. As with anything suggested by your store I advise for them to complete the work and by 5PM EST. the repair was completed and I had my new inspection stickers. By 9PM the evening of the 21st the vehicles check engine light illuminated and the vehicle was shaking, hesitating and making noises it never made in the past.
Today the 22nd I brought the vehicle back to the Elgin store with these issues as there was no inclination that this would have occurred prior to the work being completed at your store. I was told by ** the store manager that the vehicle needed a tune up as the plugs and wires were all original. I have two concerns with this. One, if this is the case why was there no sign prior to your store completing a repair on the vehicle for the issue to be this severe only 4 hours after you passed it for inspection, it should have never passed.
Second, I had the plugs replaced just a year ago so for ** to state they have never been replaced really hurts this stores credibility with me. After continued conversation ** retracted his statement and said the wires never were replaced after I told him I had documentation showing where the plugs have been replaced. I advised ** of my past experience and he proceeded to ask in an undermining tone "why did you continue to come here if you have so many issues"? Is this the way to retain a current customer? How was he able to become a store manager with this type of service?
I would like for Firestone to make good on this issue. As I said I have spent thousands of dollars in your establishment in the 13 years I have been your customer & throughout all of my issues I never had to go to these extremes for customer satisfaction. ** the service manager and all prior managers have always been accommodating in having repairs corrected which is why you have been able to retain me as a customer for so long. I did not appreciate how I was handled by ** at the Elgin store as it was very non-customer friendly for such a tenured customer.
I honestly feel that it was something done by one of the mechanics who worked on the vehicle which caused this issue and I would like to for the repair to be made at the cost of Firestone to keep a valued, long, currently unsatisfied customer. My son who is currently attending Penn State at which he needs his vehicle to transport himself to and from school and work is using this vehicle.
It is hard with the cost of school trying to keep a vehicle up on maintenance, however Firestone made it easy for me to do so with their 6 months same as cash but I refuse to pay for something that I honestly feel was an issue created solely by the hands of the mechanics at your store. Otherwise just as I have done in the past I would have authorized the repair and placed the cost on my card.
GEORGIA -- I recently took my car to a local Georgia Firestone because of slight smoke coming from the radiator area. The technician inspected it and performed a block test. Afterward they told me the block test found no problems and the smoke was due to a leak in the radiator and the radiator needed to be replaced.
So they had to order the radiator and the work could not be done that day. So I told the tech at the front desk I would leave the car and take a taxi home. He then told me it wasn't necessary to leave the car, I could drive it home and come back the next day. But I was very skeptical because I did not want to cause further damage. He then had another tech come to me and reassured me it was safe to drive it home because there was no signs of the head gasket would fail??
Assuming the car was safe, made a stop at a grocery store on the route home. So the next day I returned to Firestone to have the radiator replaced, but before they replaced the radiator, taking the advice of a friend, I asked them to inspect the vehicle one more time to make sure there was no further damage and if they could perform another block test even if it would cost a little extra. The technician came back a few moments later and said they checked it out and everything was fine and they would go ahead and replace the radiator.
After they were done installing the new radiator, they called me into the garage where my car was being worked on and told me the head gasket was blown or no good because it failed the block test. As you could imagine I was very upset. The managers at the location were no help so I contacted corporate office for some answers. I just wanted peace of mind and wanted to make sure it wasn't the fault of the tech who worked on my vehicle.
But when they finally got in touch with me the guy at consumer affairs said he talked with the tech at the local Firestone and they told him they advised me not to take the car home, which is a flat out lie. They claimed when I took the car I drove over a hundred miles, which is another lie. They told the claims department that they told me it wasn't only the radiator which is also a lie.
The claims department said they were a neutral party and they would have the car inspected, which they never did. And everyone at the corporate office was just rude, condescending, and basically acted if I had no right in questioning their work or company. And basically told me they were not liable even before they even investigated the issue. (That does not sound neutral)
Now after my car sat at their location for almost 2 weeks for no apparent reason, no investigation of the car and basically treated me like a piece of crap. I finally picked up my car and is now pouring engine coolant, the car constantly shakes, makes a loud rattling noise, my odometer does not work, all lights on dash do not function, my headlights don't work, my window does not work, the car stalls after driving just driving a couple of blocks after picking it up from Firestone.
Basically the car is non-functional and had none of these problems prior to dealing with Firestone. I must admit I'm not too auto mechanically inclined and do not want to be a pest but is this my fault. Need some advice before taking further action.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS -- I took my vehicle to the Randolph AFB Firestone location to have an oil leak checked and fixed. They added an oil leak detection dye to make sure where the leak was coming from. They said the leak was coming from the camshaft seal and since that seal needed to be replaced I should go ahead and replace about five more seals and the all the belts since in order to get to the damaged seal all those items would need to be taken apart. The vehicle has 109,000 miles on it so it made perfect sense to me to go ahead and take care of it now and save on extra costs in the future.
AND SO THE NIGHTMARE BEGAN. I get my car back supposedly fixed. A couple days later I notice oil spots on my driveway. I get under the car and it was leaking from the same spot. As I am driving back to Firestone to get them to fix the leak again, the belts they installed start making noise. I tell them what's going on and they say they will take care of it. That day I get a call back from ** the service manager saying they can't see a leak anywhere and maybe it's just residue oil from the old leak. I pick up the vehicle and as soon as I drive into my driveway I get under the vehicle and see a drop of oil coming from the same location.
I take the vehicle back the next day and they say they will take care of it. I call back later in the day to find out what's going on (at this point all the conversations I had with the service manager ** and the manager ** were initiated by me since they never had the courtesy to call me and give updates) and they say the leak is coming from the oil filter gasket. They would have to order the part and it would not arrive until Friday. They finally get the part and they finish installing it by Monday. Guess what happens next; the car is still leaking oil.
I call the firestone corporate offices and the District manager ** calls me. I explain everything that has happened, he apologizes and tells me to take the car back to them and he will make sure it gets fixed. They redo all the work they initially did. I was told to pick up my vehicle at 5:30pm, by the time they got done it was 7:45pm and there I was waiting. I run the vehicle for a couple of days and what a "shock" (not really)! The car is still leaking oil, it's making a loud noise and is completely out of timing.
I call the district manager and we agree to take the care to another Firestone location on FM 78. When I take them the car and they take it apart it was like they had let a 6 year old kid play mechanic with my car. The camshaft seal was still leaking, they did not install a screw on the oil pump so there was even more oil leaking, the timing belt was installed incorrectly to the point that the timing arrows were at complete opposites of each other and the newly installed pulley had to be replaced because of damage, and to top it off, they had left a belt loose which was scraping against the oil pump and had damaged it to the point that it needed to be replaced.
I finally got some competent individuals at this Firestone location and they fixed everything on the vehicle. Since there were parts damaged due to the incompetence and unprofessionalism of the Randolph AFB Firestone mechanics, they had to order them and it took an extra 4 days to finally get my car back. This time it was fixed correctly and I have had no issues with it so far.
In summary, it took them 37 days to fix an oil leak and caused additional damage to my car. The fact that this location mainly serves the military is shameful. You would think they would have the most competent people working there but they obviously have what was left over from whatever mechanic school they graduated from. Apparently they got their technician licenses and customer service skills from a cereal box. DO NOT USE THIS LOCATION UNLESS YOU WANT YOUR VEHICLE TO FALL APART THE MOMENT YOU LEAVE THEIR SHOP. PS: Just came back from firestone, car is still leaking oil. Stay tuned.
Just would like to share the experience I have with firestone regarding my visit to Firestone for overheating issue in my Chrysler 300 M. I used to live in Seattle one year back and noticing overheating issue with my Car. I took it to nearby Firestone Service Center, Federal Way, WA. They came with the solution that Car needs a thermostat replacement. I agreed. It cost me around 350 bucks. But problem was not resolved. I went to back to them that Issue is still there. But they were not agreed and I spent a week, visiting Firestone for a week. Later due to some my project I had to shift to Chicago hence car was kept in storage. I hardly drew the car 50 miles.
After one year I shifted my Car in Chicago and found it's still overheating. I called to local firestone, complaining the same. Initially he was not ready to even listen to me. But when I insisted that it's Firestone's responsibility he agreed and asked me to come to shop for check up. I took an appointment and went to store for free check up. The guy checked and said it's radiator needs to be replaced and estimate is around 655.00 including labor and parts. I said same should be found out when I showed the car last time but he argued .
Since it was big money and thought of taking second opinion and discussed with one of my local friend, he suggested me a local auto shop it Westmont. I went there for check. The Guy saw the car and suggested that it's only radiator cap which causing the overheating and would cost 26.00 including the water. I agreed to do the replacement and issue is fixed with 26 dollar. Thanks to my local friend. He suggested me the store. I will never even see the firestone in my life.
KANEOHE, HAWAII -- It seems that every time I take one of our cars for an alignment or safety check or something simple or routine, they come up with some scare story about something that needs to be fixed or the car will be unsafe to drive. I have a trusted and very competent mechanic that has worked on my cars for the past 20 years and when he checks it out, he finds they've exaggerated the problem.
He fixes it and at much less than what Firestone proposes. I was wondering if others have noticed this with their local Firestone center? I also wondered if they work on commission basis and are trying to boost their income or if there is any kind of incentive program with Firestone which give the employees a reason for doing this?
GREELEY, COLORADO -- I told them about an oil leak on Subaru. They recommended fluorescent additive to oil then come back after running car several miles they would search with their black light and trace leak to its source. When I came back to have them look at it, the mechanic did not have a black light to search for leak. So he just uses regular flashlight to search for leak. Hell I could have and did do that. They were clueless when I asked about the flashlight use, then mechanic starts to ** his way out of not being able to find leak.
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS -- I purchased Bridgestone's Dueler H/L Alenza tires from Costco. These tires are supposed to be 65,000 mile tires and backed by Bridgestone's platinum pact warranty but when I started to question Costco about the quick wear on the tires at 10,000 miles they said they were fine just needed to be rotated.
Well I have always had them rotated around 7,500 miles but still that didn't do any good because I'm now around 50,000 miles and they are way below the standard 2/32 rule, and Bridgestone told me that it's Costco that needs to warranty them they don't handle the warranty. That's crap. Their tires, their pieces of crap that they do not care about keeping me satisfied as a customer or hey how about the safety of my children.
I bought 65,000 mile tires but what I got from Bridgestone was the cold shoulder, a brush off, and a lesson learned because I would think after paying $160 a tire they would last at least closer to 65,000! I will never buy anything manufactured, touched, or partnered with Bridgestone again and I will make sure everyone I know hears about how little Bridgestone values their customers because I am not one ever again!
And Costco is about to lose me and my money for the poor customer service they are offering and poor way of handling a safety issue. If you value your life, your children's life, being treated fairly, being respected, and being heard then do not deal with Bridgestone and tread lightly with Costco as well!
WICHITA, KANSAS -- I had service work done at this store which involved replacing the blower motor, blower mtr. switch (dash mtd), and blower mtr. resistor. My complaint is what I feel is "Extremely Excessive Mark-Ups In The Prices Charged For Installed Parts." I was charged $76.25 (blower mtr. w/o whl), $62.21 (blower switch), and $78.00 (blower mtr resistor). I compared these prices with three auto parts supply stores and found I could buy them at full retail- average price; $43.32, $20.56 and $21.32 respectively for the three parts. This is a mark-up of 176%, 303% and 366% respectively.
I had telephone contact with the Okls. District Mgr. and the Sr. Cust. Retention Specialist (Asst. to the President) about my feelings on this. I related to them that I felt I had "been fleeced and had my pocket picked". Their response was that they felt justified in doing this because they had over 1,000 stores nationwide, were open 7 days a week, offered 12/12 warranty on their work and paid good wages and benefits. I don't think these kind of mark-ups are either equitable or ethical, and I will continue to tell anyone I know how I feel and let them decide if they want to do business with Firestone.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS -- For annual inspection sticker they said they must change the wiper blades. They said the Bosch cost about $5.00 more and the cost was around $13.00 and $18.00, but they said that if I went along with Bosch they would refund me $5.00 by coupon. I told them to go ahead with the Bosch. When I got the invoice the blades were a cool $33.98.
They were hiding the fact that the rebate was for two blades and the price to be charged was for each blade. That's a lie for business. I call it cheating. I think that auto businesses pay commissions based on parts sold and so employees are encouraged to lie or in better words hide the truth to get the business. I wish they call me and apologize. I have been their customer over years & years.
DOWNINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA -- Went to Firestone complete auto care (?) for an oil change, wheel alignment and balance. Told I needed struts, and boots. Cost, $1,039.6O. Never shown anything! Went to get a second opinion. Told the strut boots were wearing but O.K. The struts were fine, all 4 of them. Called the corporate office who wanted me to go to another Firestone. I refused. He said he'd look into my complaint. I also gave them the name and number of the second shop. He said he'd call to confirm my complaint. He never did anything! Never called me back either! This Firestone is running a scam, beware of all Firestones! No more Firestone for me! Dishonest!


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Earbud translators will bring us closer: The Future IRL
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The moment Google Pixel Buds were used earlier this month to demonstrate real time translation from Swedish to English, people started freaking out about potential use cases for this kind of technology. But the thing is, Google isn't the only company taking this on.
Doppler Labs offered me a chance to try the beta version of its translation software, used inside of its existing Here One earbuds. It plans to release the translation feature in a software update early next year. I jumped at the chance, and first exchanged pleasantries with a fluent Cantonese speaker, then let folks in San Francisco's Dolores Park use the buds to translate Spanish. Everyone that tried them in front of me loved them, but that doesn't mean they're perfect. Proper nouns are enormously difficult to translate with ease across languages, and that was apparent when we asked one person in Spanish whether she preferred House Stark or House Targaryen in Game of Thrones. The translation spit out mostly gobbledygook. I struggled similarly when trying to understand where my conversational partner lived (Near Ocean Beach in San Francisco, from what I could tell) but it took about three tries to get there.


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New prime minister sworn in after sweep in Antigua
ST. JOHN'S, ANTIGUA (AP) — A new prime minister was sworn into office Friday in Antigua following a sweep of parliamentary elections by the country's Labor Party.
Gaston Browne became the new prime minister of the two-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda after his Labor Party won 14 of 17 seats in the Parliament, according to the elections office. At 47, he is the youngest prime minister in the country's history.
Ousted Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer barely held onto his own seat as his United Progressive Party was swept out after 10 years in power.
The Organization of American States said its observers found the election to be well-run but said there were long lines as about 90 percent of registered voters cast ballots.
Antigua, with a population of about 90,000 people is heavily dependent on tourism, and it struggled during the global recession while still recovering from the 2009 collapse of the R. Allen Stanford's fraudulent Antigua-based financial empire.
The Texas financier helped fund the government and was the Caribbean country's largest private employer until U.S. authorities accused him of defrauding investors in his offshore bank.


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Since I upgraded the phone to Moto E2, I need Bluetooth Phonebook App to synchronize my contacts with car rsap system.
It works almost good - the problem is with range of contacts - only contacts with groups defined are transferred.
In my case, only 30% of my contacts belongs to groups.
I know, I can assign all other contacts to new group, but that's not solution.
Is there a fix for that?
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You know you are a U/W/ photo nerd when...
Posted 15 May 2012 - 04:30 AM
You have a B-day party and your favorite present is a book on Sea Slugs...
Someone mentions getting excited at watching a mating video and you immediately think of a reef spawning video you once saw...
What are your thoughts on your nerdy realizations?
Nauticam D7000, Inon Z-240's, 60 micro, 105 micro, Tokina 10-17
Posted 23 May 2012 - 05:53 AM
(I pointed out to her that I don't understand why anyone needs 25 pairs of shoes...)
Posted 23 May 2012 - 06:05 AM
Edited by Timmoranuk, 23 May 2012 - 06:06 AM.
· INON Z-240s & Sea & Sea YS-250 Pros
· SmallHD DP4 monitor & NA-DP4. Fisheye Aquavolt 3500s & 7000s
· Zen DP-100, DP-200 & DP-230
Posted 23 May 2012 - 06:40 AM
Posted 23 May 2012 - 07:52 AM
Flickr galleries
Photobox; images on sale!
The Fin Foundation
Nikon D800 in Nauticam housing...
Posted 23 May 2012 - 10:15 AM
i can't get this damned D800 out of my mind .....
The D800 pictures i saw here impressed me very much especially because of the dynamic range.
Anyway, somebody like me who drag 2-3 cameras around, just bought 2 video lights and carry about 2 times more luggage and weight
in camera gear than clothes is probably a U/W/ photo nerd as well .....
Nikon D800 + Sigma 15mm + Nikon 105mm Micro VR + Hugyfot Housing + 3 Inon Z-240 strobes + 2x2 8'' ULCS arms - Panasonic LX100 + Nauticam Housing + SubSea +10 diopter
Nikon D90 + Ikelite housing + Ikelite DS125 strobe (for sale) - Nikon D7000 + Hugyfot housing (for sale)
Canon G1X + Canon OEM housing (sold) - Canon G12 + Patima aluminium housing (for sale) - - Fuji E900 + Ikelite housing (for sale)
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Posted 23 May 2012 - 11:49 AM
Perhaps you are the peacock of U/W divers.
OMG, if I have two 45 degree viewfinders AND 25 pairs of shoes what does that make me... (and keep the Imelda Marcos jokes to yourself please, she didn't shoot with Canon's!)
Or the Male Mandarin fish. If they had feet, he would likely have lots of shoes.
Edited by diver dave1, 24 May 2012 - 04:36 AM.
Nauticam D7000, Inon Z-240's, 60 micro, 105 micro, Tokina 10-17
Posted 24 May 2012 - 07:33 AM
Current rig: Sony SLT-alpha55 in Ikelite housing, Sigma 105mm f2.8 DC Macro w/ Ike 5505.58 flat port or Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM behind UWCamStuff custom 5" mini-dome. Dual INON z240 Type IVs triggered with DS51 for TTL mimicry, or DS51 alone with home-made ringflash assy for macro.
Topside, unhoused: Sony SLT-alpha99,
Sigma 150-500mm + 1.4TC (Saving for Sony 70-400 G2), Sigma 15mm diagonal fish, Sony 24-70mm f2.8 CZ, Tamron 180mm f2.8 Macro...all the gear and nary a clue...
Posted 24 May 2012 - 07:56 AM
Alexander Mustard - www.amustard.com - www.magic-filters.com
Nikon D5 (Subal housing). Nikon D7200 (Subal housing). Olympus EPL-5 (Nauticam housing).
Posted 24 May 2012 - 03:51 PM
Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together. ~Carl Zwanzig
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Posted 25 May 2012 - 04:53 PM
You can differentiate types of o-ring grease on smell alone.
Can you really?? Yeah, that's nerdy!
Nikon D850, Nauticam housing, 2x Inon z240, Sigma 15mm, Nikkor 60mm + 105mm, SMC
Posted 25 May 2012 - 11:28 PM
Aquatica, Ikelight
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Posted 26 May 2012 - 09:44 AM
Thomas C. Kline, Jr., Ph. D.
Oceanography & Limnology
Currently used housed digital cameras: Canon EOS-1Ds MkIII, EOS-1D MkIV, and EOS-1DX; and Nikon D3X. More or less retired: Canon EOS-1Ds MkII; and Nikon D1X, D2X, and D2H.
Lens focal lengths ranging from 8 to 200mm for UW use. Seacam housings and remote control gear. Seacam 60D, 150D, and 250D, Sea&Sea YS250, and Inon Z220 strobes.
Posted 26 May 2012 - 09:48 AM
Steve Douglas
I have worked as an unpaid reviewer for the editing websites since 2002. Most all hardware and software is sent to me free of charge, however, in no way am I obligated to provide either positive or negative evaluations. Any suggestions I make regarding products are a result of my own, completely, personal opinions and experiences with said products.
Posted 26 May 2012 - 08:03 PM
You know you are a U/W photo nerd because you check Wetpixel online more then once a day!
Guilty as charged..
Oly XZ1 + Pt50 + D2000
Casually Wet & Deep in Conversation
Vimeo Flickr YouTube
Posted 29 May 2012 - 07:07 PM
Nauticam D7000, Inon Z-240's, 60 micro, 105 micro, Tokina 10-17
Posted 30 May 2012 - 12:51 AM
When your wife suggests an evening investigating the best use of a lubricant and you promptly head to the camera room and work on lubricating O-rings all evening.
Maybe also if you have a camera room :-)
My photo's on flickr
Crop the world ! (Using Canon 70D, 60mm, 100mm, 10-17mm FE, Ikelite)


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I wouldnt bother with 12 bolt(unless your restoring it to be original) the 72-79 Nova 8.5 10 bolts or big 10 are near as strong as 12 bolt and alot easier to find and alot cheaper


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College and university campuses are supposed to be bastions of learning and the expression of different ideas, but when it comes to the Second Amendment, the door to the ivory tower is evidently closed.
Last October, Central Connecticut State University Prof. Paula Anderson reportedly assigned students in her communications class the task of presenting a discussion on a "relevant issue in the media." When student John Walhberg and two other students suggested that the Virginia Tech massacre could have been mitigated or stopped altogether if students or professors had been armed, Wahlberg wound up being quizzed by police about firearms he owns and where they are kept.
Wahlberg is a member of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, founded the day after the Virginia Tech massacre. His case is proof positive that not only is the Second Amendment under fire on college campuses, the First Amendment may be in serious trouble as well, and that should concern all of us, regardless your opinion about firearms.
While a spokesman for the university assured me that "the matter was looked into and no further action was taken," and that Wahlberg's grade did not suffer, nor were any sanctions taken, that's not terribly reassuring. Indeed, it's almost insulting. What happened to this young man's right of free speech? What happened to the notion of spirited debate in the interest of broadening one's higher education?
Wahlberg's story was first reported in the pages of the campus newspaper, The Recorder, and it was picked up recently by Fox News. I am writing about the story in the next issue of Gun Week. I devoted an entire chapter of "America Fights Back: Armed Self-Defense in a Violent Age" (with Alan Gottlieb) to the subject of deadly "gun free zones."
Wahlberg's case has outraged gun rights activists, and it has also gotten the attention of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). FIRE Vice President Robert Shibley told me bluntly that students who support the notion of concealed carry on campus "are running into a real hostility towards the idea of Second Amendment rights on campus."
FIRE has been around for about ten years, and Shibley acknowledged up front that "the Second Amendment isn't our thing." But freedom of speech and thought, and the expression of different ideas, no matter how controversial, are definitely at the top of FIRE's priority list.
Shibley acknowledged that there exists, perhaps because of the Virginia Tech massacre, a heightened paranoia about guns within academia. But the problem goes deeper than that, and he contended that on university campuses, a very liberal culture exists, and it is becoming increasingly authoritarian.
College administrators and professors, he said, "don't want to be challenged." When it comes to guns, intolerance is rampant. Officials at the University of Utah fought against guns on campus for several years, taking their case to the Utah Supreme Court and losing, and eventually dropping their appeal to federal court two years ago.
Administrators argue frantically that university campuses are no place for guns. Of course, Sueng-Hui Cho, who murdered 32 students and teachers at Virginia Tech, and Steven P. Kazmierczak, who killed five students at Northern Illinois University, didn't get the message.
So far, there have been no massacres at the University of Utah.
There is ample evidence that legally- armed citizens are a threat to nobody – except criminals perhaps – and even academics can learn from that. Provided, of course, they are as willing to learn as they want their students to be.
Schools: Central Connecticut State University