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Tuesday, September 25, 2012 – 8:30 am – 10:30 am
Co-op owned General Pacific, Inc. is hosting an HVAC installer and Home Performance Contractor training webinar with an introduction to Friedrich ductless mini-split systems. Friedrich mini-splits combine sophisticated controls, greater energy efficiency, and unmatched durability in one sleek performer.
Acquire knowledge and skills needed to sell, install, and troubleshoot Friedrich ductless mini-split systems straight from the manufacturer. Through this webinar, you will be introduced to the concepts and theories of Friedrich mini-split system operations, including an in-depth functional study of the unique technologies employed.
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- Wikipedia contributors. "Nile River". 11 Aug. 2002. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile (17 Jun. 2007).
- Wong, C., Williams, C., Pittock, J., Collier, U., & Schelle, P. "Worlds top 10 rivers at risk". Mar. 2007. WWF International. WWF Report: World's top 10 rivers at risk. (6 Jul. 2007).
Longest river on earth
Most of the population of Egypt and all of its cities, with the exception of those near the coast, lie along those parts of the Nile valley north of Aswan; and nearly all the cultural and historical sites of Ancient Egypt are found along the banks of the river.
People have been farming intensively in the Nile river basin for more than 5,000 years. Today, there are 25 large cities with more than 100,000 people. The Nile delta is home to virtually all of Egypt's 78 million people, where the average population density ranges from 1,000 person/Km2 to much higher in major cities, such as Cairo.
Although the water supply per person is currently ample, the Nile is 1 of 6 river basins in the world with a projected population exceeding 10 million that is predicted to face water scarcity by 2025.
Current threats
Due to heavy human extraction and high evaporation, the Nile river basin and its inhabitants are especially sensitive to climate change. Current water withdrawal for irrigation is so high, that despite its size, in dry periods, the river does not reach the sea.
Climate warming models provide diverging pictures of future river flows in the Nile from a 30% increase to a 78% decrease. In addition, saltwater intrusion into coastal freshwater resources (including aquifers) is likely to increase as a result of sea-level rise due to climate warming and would further reduce the availability of freshwater in the delta region.
The Nile basin traverses the largest number of countries of any basin in Africa; changes in the timing and availability of water under climate change may lead to tension, insecurity and management problems.
Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea
Basin population
360 million
3,254,853 km2
6,695 km
Key species
loggerhead turtles lay eggs in the Nile Delta. The Nile watershed has 129 fish species, of which 26 are unique. Five areas along the Nile support birds found nowhere else in the world.
Livelihood facts
Key economic activity is agriculture.
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An AmyGrace is a social butterfly. She can and will adjust to make friends and have fun in every situation. She is loved by all. She has model-good looks, and aspires to make others look their best as well. She is kind, caring, hilarious, and very very spontaneous! For an AmyGrace, loss of words only happens when she's around a boy. When speaking to a male species, her vocabulary suddenly shrinks to a few key words and phrases. After time, she "re-learns" her words around that male, and will appear much more normal. An AmyGrace is loved by all, and for good reason.
That girl in the center of the party must be an AmyGrace.
by disney123 May 06, 2013
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That guy didn't get home till three in the morning, his date must have been an AmyGrace.
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An AmyGrace is supersexy. Seriously, all the boys want to bang her. She makes all the girls jealous. She's the reason girls turn lesbian.
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An AmyGrace is kind, exotic, colorful and loves to dance. You can always find her at the center of the party. But be ware, if you feed her chocolate she can get a little crazy. It's a rare treasure to find an AmyGrace.
Look at that girls moves! She must be an AmyGrace!
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I'm terrible at talking to women in bars. I always feel so awkward, and never know what to say. On the rare occasion that I've gotten a few numbers from girls, it never leads anywhere. What can I do to get over myself? --Bar Not So Fly
I doubt I'm the first one to suggest this, but maybe you should try meeting women somewhere other than bars?
Bars are weird spaces. It's sort of assumed that women who go alone to bars are either very sad or desperately trying to get laid, otherwise why would they be there? God forbid we just want to watch the damn game in peace! That said, talking to women in bars should be no more challenging than talking to women outside of bars. In fact, it should be easier because you are aided by alcohol and maybe even a jukebox stocked with Ace of Base, which everyone can agree is the most erotically-charged music known to womankind.
It also depends on what you expect to get out of these boozy encounters. It's very rare (your chances are around 8-10 percent) that you'll meet your soul mate by bellying up at a TGIFriday's. If you're solely trying to get laid, I would seriously try to cultivate an allure of "I'm not here solely to get laid." Women can smell that sh*t from a mile away, like Axe Body Spray.
WikiHow has a 24-step process for hitting on girls at bars (as well as an instructional video involving someone in Ron Jeremy drag) with tips like, "Walk around with a big, cool-looking drink," "dance with an ugly girl," and "check out the bathroom." I can personally tell you that all of these tactics have worked on me, especially the last one. (Tangent: That's actually not true. The few times I've been in men's bathrooms, I've been wholly ignored. Y'all really don't make eye contact in there!)
Non-seriousness aside, if what you're doing isn't working, then change things up. Pick a new venue if you're going to the same one constantly. Do you often head out alone? Then try skanking it up with an entourage. Change your wardrobe, change your intro, and definitely change your attitude. Flirting with strangers is sort of like organized religion; the only way to really "get it" is to build up a high shame tolerance. And to practice often! The more you talk to girls, the easier it gets. This doesn't mean you'll be instantly swathed in thongs or anything, but it should help you get over your nerves and increase your confidence levels. You should also know that if a woman wants to sleep with you, a little awkwardness is not going to stop her--short of, perhaps, a botched attempt at a clown porn joke.
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U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
Assembly Technician, U.S. Citizen, Fired Because She Was Born in Guatemala, Federal Agency Charged
GREENVILLE , S.C. – AJK Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Express Employment Professionals, a Greenville-based employment staffing firm and Proformance Group Inc., a Greenville-based industrial subcontractor, violated federal law by discriminating against a Guatemalan-born employee because of her national origin, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
According to the EEOC's complaint, on October 3, 2008, Rosmery Diaz Caraballo, a Guatemalan-born naturalized U.S. citizen, was assigned by staffing firm Express Employment Professionals to work as an Assembly Technician for Proformance Group. After working at Proformance Group's facility for about two hours, Caraballo was confronted by a representative of Express Employment and asked to produce a birth certificate. The EEOC said that Proformance Group required that Caraballo provide a birth certificate proving she was born in the United States in order to continue working on the assignment. When Caraballo responded that she did not have a U.S. birth certificate because she was born in Guatemala, but did have a U.S. passport proving her U.S. citizenship, she was told that she could not continue to work on the assignment.
According to the EEOC, the assignment that Caraballo worked on at Proformance Group involved assembling control panels for use at a U.S. nuclear facility in Piketon, Ohio. Under the requirements of that project, all employees had to be citizens of the United States. The EEOC argues that proof of U.S. citizenship could have been verified through one of many documents, including a birth certificate or a U.S. passport. The agency contends that Caraballo was discriminated against based on her national origin despite her U.S. citizenship and her offer to prove her citizenship using her passport, when she was not allowed to work on the project because she was not born in the United States.
Although the EEOC contends that Caraballo was terminated based on her national origin, the complaint alleges in the alternative, that she was never hired by the defendants due to the short period of time which Caraballo worked at Proformance Group before being sent home.
National origin discrimination violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Express Services, Inc., AJK Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Express Employment Professionals, and Proformance Group, Inc., Civil Action No. 6:11-cv-00279-HFF-BHH) after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
The lawsuit also names Express Services, Inc. (ESI), a Colorado corporation, as a defendant. ESI is the franchisor for Express Employment and has franchise locations worldwide. The EEOC said that Express Employment and ESI operated as an integrated business enterprise and that Proformance Group was a joint employer of Caraballo with Express Employment and ESI. The complaint also argues that Proformance Group interfered with the employment relationship between Express Employment, ESI and Caraballo.
The EEOC seeks back pay, compensatory damages and punitive damages for Caraballo, as well as injunctive and other non-monetary relief.
"Although citizenship is not a protected status under Title VII, a citizenship requirement can have the effect of discriminating on the basis of national origin," said Lynette A. Barnes, regional attorney for the EEOC's Charlotte District Office. "Employers must be careful when applying citizenship requirements to ensure that persons who are citizens of the United States, but who were born outside the country, are not discriminated against because of where they were born."
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting discrimination. More information about the EEOC is available on its website at www.eeoc.gov.


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PR Newswire's Business Technology Round-up, 2 January 2013
Jan 02, 2013, 09:00 EST
LONDON, January 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Goal-setting app launched, childs emergency wristwatches on the horizon and LG gets ready for CES 2013 with new Smart TVs
A new, free game that encourages players to discover and attain new goals in their everyday life has just been launched for iPhone and android devices.
GoalWorthy, created by social media app development studio CrossComm, Inc., combines social media and gaming to provide users with a platform to set themselves goals. Goals can be accepted from an online GoalWorthy community or contributed by players themselves, with each goal receiving a certain 'worth' (i.e. token number of points) dependant on a voting system.
Players can follow one another's goal activity, provide feedback and encouragement along the way and gift 'badges' as a symbol of recognition of the goal being achieved. The release of the game, which is available for free download now, is timely as many people typically set themselves goals and resolutions at the start of the year.
A newly-patented wristwatch might change the way we look after children, as well as the way emergency services respond to incidents.
In addition to telling the time, the LEO, created by inventor, Jason Sullivan, carries a 911-GPS emergency locator as well as voice communication technology and a panic button. The watch is designed to help parents and emergency services respond to children as efficiently as possible when they are in danger. The LEO will allow parents to use a web-based interface to locate their child in moments, and notify the adults when an unauthorised attempt has been made to remove it from a wrist.
Although the wristwatch has yet to enter full-scale production, it has received a strong reaction on crowdfunding website Whenyouwish.com and been named by Inc. Magazine as "Most Likely to Succeed".
Next week's 2013 International CES will see a fresh new line-up of Smart TVs exhibited, courtesy of LG Electronics (LG).
From their huge 84-inch Ultra HD to their 55-inch OLED TVs, LG have a diverse range of new models to show off, as an updated Magic Remote, designed for simpler navigation and channel-surfing. An enhanced Home Dashboard interface employs the use of apps to provide seamless access to online content, whilst Voice Mate will allow viewers to use their own voices to control the Smart TV and search for content.
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A mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety, fear, panic, surprise and/or confusion, or substance abuse. A person experiencing the "deer in headlights" syndrome often shows behavioral signs reminding those of a deer subjected to a car's headlights, such as widely opened eyes and a transcient lack of motor reactions.
Mike doesn't like cars; he's like a deer in headlights when he goes to his driving lessons.
by Erelgey July 10, 2008
When you become anxious
I get a deer in headlights when I ride an escalator.
by Threescore August 25, 2016
When you accidently lock eyes with a bro taking a dump in the woods, and then you dream about him sexually.
AKA: The Brokeback Outhouse
AKA: The Brokeback Outhouse
Randy wanted to remain drinking buddies, but after the "Deer in Headlights," Doug just couldn't do it.
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Nashua man arrested in stabbing outside club
May 13. 2013 2:58PM
NASHUA - Walner Rodriguez, 19, is the man police arrested early Sunday morning in connection with a stabbing that occurred during a brawl outside the Polish-American Club late Saturday night.
Rodriguez of 501 Brook Village Road, Apt. 1, was arrested at 1:02 a.m. Sunday and charged with three counts of first-degree assault, all class A felonies.
Police did not release the name of the 18-year-old man who he is accused of stabbing in the back, chest and arm. The injured man was transported to Southern New Hampshire Medical Center for treatment of injuries police say are not life-threatening.
The brawl, which witnesses said involved close to 100 people, happened outside the club on School Street.
Police arrived about 12:35 a.m. to find dozens of people fighting in the middle of the street and one man stabbed. Investigators said the fight began inside the club as a yelling match and escalated to a fight outside the club.
Lt. Michael Moushegian said Rodriguez and the injured man are acquaintances. Police said witnesses described the scene as chaotic, with people and beer bottles being hurled through the air.
Police also arrested Argenys Rodriguez, 20 of 501 Brook Village Road, Nashua, and charged him with disorderly conduct, assault on a police officer and resisting arrest, all class A misdemeanors. Police said they warned Argenys Rodriguez to stop yelling and attempting to fight with others, and they say he continued and pushed an officer in the chest. Officers attempted to place Argenys Rodrigues into custody, but he pulled away from officers and refused to comply with lawful orders, according to a report of the incident.
The Polish American Club rents out upstairs space for parties, banquets and private functions. On Saturday night, police said the room was rented by a softball league for an awards banquet.
What's next: Walner Rodriguez is being held on $50,000 cash/surety bail pending arraignment Monday in 9th Circuit Court, Nashua District Division. Argenys Rodrigues was bailed and will appear in the 9th Circuit Court, Nashua District Division, on May 30.


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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
French Crackers!
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I love the Eiffel tower salt shaker. Well done, M'lle!ReplyDelete
Great job! They look wonderful.ReplyDelete
Gee whiz, Carol, that last comment by Amy got me thinking.ReplyDelete
What if you slipped some bits of chocolate into the mix?
I guess it doesn't take a whole cracker to fill Bear's little tummy, eh?
Thanks for the recipe walk-through.
Well done.
good effort girlfriend!ReplyDelete
Love the macaron apron and the crackers look delish!ReplyDelete
hi carol! hope this finds you really well.... and i adore crackers.... bravo for creating this... looks amazing..xxReplyDelete
Will you be taking orders soon?? :))) Looks pretty good to me.ReplyDelete
Funny seeing the same apron we both have - too cute! Great looking crackers, Carol. Yes, seen them at Carrefour but never bought them. Would you believe I get my crackers in Scotland and keep stock of them here since they're hubby's favs!ReplyDelete
- Christine12:02 PM
Thanks for another great tip on "What's MIAM ! " Your recommendations are always SPOT-ON !ReplyDelete
I would like to know the location of the CARREFOUR you visit in outer Paris.....
Do you get to the store by using public transport ?
Please let me know....if you can....
Keep our taste buds tingling....!! MERCI BEAUCOUP !!
Carrefour is a HUGE supermarket chain all over Paris/France.ReplyDelete
The one I went to is next to Metro Ecole Militaire
Another is on rue de Seine near bd St. Germaine
They have a terrific selection of organic(bio) products
Next time I will add YEAST c/oReplyDelete
Yumblog's recipe here.


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Mississippi St. 62, No. 20 Vanderbilt 52
Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury is looking for some
bandwagon fans to support the Bulldogs in their second consecutive
SEC tournament championship game.
The Bulldogs will need all the help they can get when they face
a No. 2 Kentucky team looking for its first tournament crown since
2004 on Sunday in an arena that's become the Wildcats' home away
from home.
Mississippi State didn't need the extra boost in the 62-52 win
over No. 20 Vanderbilt on Saturday that advanced it to the
Southeastern Conference title game.
"Big Blue, as you well know, they're going to travel. No
question the place will be packed with them," Stansbury said. "I
would hope all those (other) fans that are still left here – we
need all those fans for us. Vanderbilt, we need all those fans,
Tennessee fans."
Barry Stewart scored 14 points and Dee Bost, Phil Turner and
Jarvis Varnado each added 11 for the Bulldogs, who won four
straight games in the 2009 tournament for their first title in
seven years. They received a first-round bye this time after
sharing the SEC West Division crown with Mississippi, a team they
beat twice this season.
Mississippi State entered the tournament low on quality wins,
but victories over Florida and Vanderbilt could be enough to seal a
spot in the NCAA tournament.
"I don't know what it is about this team, but when our backs
are against the wall, we're at our best. I guess that's a good
thing," Stewart said.
Jermaine Beal scored 11 for Vanderbilt (24-8), which was hoping
to reach the SEC tournament championship game for only the second
time. The Commodores made the final and won in 1951 and have lost
two other times in the semifinals since the league split into
divisions in 1992.
With a 33-29 lead just after halftime, Mississippi State went on
an 11-0 run. Kodi Augustus blocked a shot by Vanderbilt's Jeffery
Taylor, and Bost made a fast-break layup to give the Bulldogs a
44-29 lead with 17:13 left.
Stansbury said his team learned plenty of lessons from
Mississippi State's 75-72 loss Feb. 3 to Vanderbilt, namely to
limit A.J. Ogilvy in the post and Beal and John Jenkins on the
Ogilvy had only two free throws, and Jenkins scored seven points
after having a career-high 25 in the Commodores' quarterfinal win
over Georgia. Beal was four points below his average.
Vanderbilt started to show signs of life when a three-point play
by Taylor and a 3 by Brad Tinsley launched a 10-0 run. After a pair
of free throws by Varnado, Tinsley sank another 3 to cut
Mississippi State's lead to 51-48 with 5:37 left.
The Bulldogs clamped down on defense and answered with a 9-1 run
to seal the win.
"I thought we were all the way back in the game, but at the end
of the game Mississippi State made some shots, and we came down and
missed some shots and some free throws," Beal said.
The Commodores have eked out wins in close games by taking
control of the foul line. Entering the game, they had hit an
SEC-leading 72.9 percent of their free-throw attempts and reached
the line an average 26 times per game. Against Mississippi State,
they went 10 of 17.
Mississippi State, which shot 57.1 percent in the quarterfinals
against Florida, shot only 37.5 percent before halftime. Festus
Ezeli hit a layup off a missed 3-pointer by Andre Walker to cut the
Bulldogs' lead to 25-22 with 6:25 left in the half, but the
Commodores entered a 4 1/2 minute drought, committing three fouls
and four turnovers in the stretch.
"I thought our defense was good enough to win the game, but
offensively we were never able to find a rhythm," Commodores coach
Kevin Stallings said. "We couldn't get any baskets, couldn't get
to the foul line."
Even though the tournament is being played in Vanderbilt's
hometown, the Commodores' numbers were nearly matched in the stands
by Mississippi State fans and far exceeded by the presence of
Kentucky fans, who hung around to watch after their Wildcats routed
No. 15 Tennessee 74-45.
"We're going to play like they're cheering for us out there,"
Stansbury said of the Kentucky fans. "That's the only way you can
look at it. We understand what we're up against."


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Running: Women's Races
Nike Women's Marathon
San Francisco, California
If accepting a silver Tiffany necklace from a handsome man in a tuxedo sounds like your idea of finishing a race, then Nike Women's is for you. The course starts at Union Square in downtown San Francisco, taking in many ocean views and 14 aid stations before ending at Ocean Beach, where you can don your new jewelry and dip your toes in the Pacific. "For ten years, the Nike Women's Marathon has offered women the opportunity to pursue their dreams through sport, and to benefit an important cause," says Whitney Chapman, Nike's VP of Women's in North America. "It's our pinnacle women's running experience, reflecting our commitment to champion the female athlete and provide her with the motivation and innovation to train for, run, and celebrate her race."
Tufts 10K for Women
Boston, Massachusetts
Dating back to 1977, this race was first known as the Bonne Bell Mini Marathon, one of a series of 12 races for women held across the country. Tufts Health Plan took over sponsorship of the race in 1985, and today it's not only one of the largest women's-only races (8,000 runners), but also one of the fastest. Four American records have been set on this course, which offers beautiful views of Boston's skyline and the Charles River.
Women's Only 5K Walk & Run
Greensboro, North Carolina
At 22 years and counting, October the largest women's-only race in the South doubles as a fundraiser for breast-cancer research. Last year, more than 3,500 women took part in the event. "There's such an energy, because everyone's united in the effort to give all women a chance to beat breast cancer," says Cindy Farrand, president of Women's Hospital, which organizes the event. Last year, the race raised more than $124,000 in breast-cancer support for women who are uninsured or who lack the financial means to pay for screening.
Aptos Women's 5-Miler
Aptos, California
Approximately 200 women's-only road races take place every year in the U.S. What began 30 years ago as an event giving women a chance to race each other in Southern California is still just that. Sponsored by the Santa Cruz Track Club, this five-mile race runs on fire roads and singletrack in the dense oak and redwood forests of Nisene Marks State Park. Award categories include top-finishing mother-daughter and sister teams.
See Jane Run Wichita
Wichita, Kansas
Completing a half marathon—is there a better excuse for indulging in chocolate and bubbly? The organizers of See Jane Run Wichita don't think so. In fact, they provide the champagne flute post-race, along with massages, tote bags, T-shirts, and medals. "It feels like a girls' night out," says race director Lori Shannon. "Grab your mother, sister, daughter, or girlfriend and join the celebration." Moms can bring their little ones along for the kids' one-mile fun-run.
Gritty Goddess Women's 5K Obstacle Run
Galveston, Texas
April and October
This women's-only 5K obstacle race is held on the mudflats of the Offatts Bayou. Participants navigate more than 30 obstacles that involve mud, water, foam, and sand. Guys can participate, but only in a separate "Gritty Guys" wave that has them dressed as women. Finishers receive a generous goodie bag with beers and a sundae, then they attend a "Glow Goddess" after-party featuring a DJ and complimentary glow necklaces. "With a spa hotel right there, participants can really indulge themselves during their girls'-weekend away," says race organizer and director Claire Jordan.


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What do a high school senior, a saxophonist, an Auburn University graduate with an aerospace engineering degree and a displaced worker from Piedmont have in common?
What do a high school senior, a saxophonist, an Auburn University graduate with an aerospace engineering degree and a displaced worker from Piedmont have in common?
All four are students at Gadsden State Community College, pursuing degrees in electronic engineering technology. As a team, they recently submitted a robotics proposal to the Marshall Space Center in Huntsville with the hope of gaining an opportunity to see their project through to fruition.
Now, NASA officials have invited the team to the Johnson Space Flight Center in Houston to perform their tests.
The team of students led by Steven Martinez was chosen to participate in NASA's 2013 Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program, a partnership with the International Space Station National Lab.
They will assist in completing project work with their instructor/mentor, Audrey Webb, and Dr. Murray Darrach, from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, on an experiment to study the behavior of organic solvents in water under zero gravity. The team has assignments to complete prior to flight week, which is scheduled for April 5-13, and will communicate with Darrach through phone, email and video conferencing.
"This 'remote' internship with NASA is a very special and unique opportunity for our students," said Gadsden State President Raymond Staats. "This is the first time a community college team has been offered this opportunity, and it will no doubt be a life-changing experience for our students."
The team will be working with NASA to automate the experiment to run without human interface, and it then will be launched to the international Space Station.
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I only came up with this thinking recently and I don't know if I can agree or not so I tried to google about these thing and I'm shocked there where really like thousands of threads on the net who's talking about this
if japan is really the most perverted???
is there a ranking for what's the most perverted country in the world??? lols
I'm currently livin in japan and this country is really awesome people are really nice(one of the nicest in the world) and have good manners .
ok these are the things I saw on diff threads as they based japan as the most perverted and even I agree on these stuffs
1.14-18 idols in these age you can already see this young girls on photobooks who only wears bikinis I mean what's amusing seeing these teens on bikinis and doing some sexy poses OMG they even release some DVD's of their photoshoots and the only thing you can see on that DVD is their only standing doing cute things while wearing petit bikinis
2.porn shops everywhere I know other countries also have this shops the things that's weird to me is why it's even mannier than mcdonalds foodchain I think LOL:D and there are some shops who have a poster outside there windows and it's really boldly seen by people walking on the streets haha I wonder what's the reactions of holly peoples when they walk down the streets of japan and saw these stuffs
as of now I still can't agree.....but there are really some proof that will tell that japan is the most perverted country so what do you guys think of this
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ihehee...i think that deviation is present in all countrys ..they have good morals but u can see to what
extent is the deviation in the Anime that is very popular in Japan..
so i agree
heaay there ~~~ boredom everywhere..
couldnt judge.
1 i know japan's open for perverted stuffs..but i kinda understand the need for this coz of their declining population
2 im not familiar with other culture other than that of japan and my country...so it's hard to say they are the most perverted..
3.i havent been there to see for myself how perverted they are.
4.calling something pervert is a culltural thing---just like how smacking, kissing and sex is in the open in some countries are normal..
but in some countries it's a taboo and despicable.
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if i were to guess i would say yes they are the most perverted country
i agree, because its a vry huge stero type young girls are always being raped..
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hmm..i dunno..perverts are everywhere.... but.....anime these days are full of hentai...lolxx! >.< i must say one of the perverted country...haha~
I agree. Aside from its high-technology (electronic stuff, video games) and anime, it's also known for having a pretty big porn industry. It's where hentai originated from. They are pretty open about sex, but that's not the thing that grosses me out. The thing that grosses me out is that child pornography is pretty big there. A lot of the adult games they have involve a prepubescent girl...I mean, the youngest girl they put on a men's porn magazine was under 10 or something. I think she was 6? 8? I don't remember the age, but she was very very young..they made her wear swimsuits and stuff which is fine, but posing for a magazine like that? What are they encouraging? Pedophilia?? I wrote an essay on the issues of pornography a while back and I found out that most japanese adult videos are very violent and show the girl being raped. It's disturbing how men/boys can jack off to that.
Earth is the most perverted planet in the Universe.
Yeah, I've been on earth and it's not just pretty perverted but they kill their own kind for nothing.
I think they are pervy people, not only anime i see pervyness but also in J Drama
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nope,japan just basically trying to say "we're an open minded country"
smiling hurts so dont smile too much D;
yes, it is
or at least is one of the most perverted countries in the world xD
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This chapter provides an overview and describes how to install Oracle Enterprise Repository into a clustered environment
This chapter includes the following sections:
Section 5.2, "Step 1: Install and Configure Oracle Enterprise Repository"
Section 5.3, "Step 2: Install, Deploy, and Validate Oracle Enterprise Repository on One Cluster Member"
Section 5.5, "Step 4: Move the Application Properties to the Database"
Section 5.6, "Step 5: Configure the cluster.properties File on Each Cluster Member"
Section 5.9, "Clustered JMS Servers for Advanced Registration Flows"
Oracle Enterprise Repository uses a server-side cache on each application server. Cached data is used only if it is available, otherwise, the database delivers data content to the cache and to the application.
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Session affinity
Server-side HTTP cache communication
Requires session management and persistent sessions
Load Balancing
The application servers listed here are currently supported for use with clustering for Oracle Enterprise Repository:
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IBM WebSphere Application Server
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Installing Oracle Enterprise Repository on a Clustered Environment
To install Oracle Enterprise Repository on a clustered environment:
Install and configure Oracle Enterprise Repository.
Create the clustered environment that hosts Oracle Enterprise Repository.
Install and deploy the Oracle Enterprise Repository application on one member of the clustered application servers. Validate the deployment of the application on one member of the cluster.
Move the application properties to the database.
Shut down the cluster.
Install and deploy the application on all of the other cluster members.
Configure a
cluster.properties file on each cluster member.
Start the cluster and all members.
Validate the cluster.
For information regarding the installation of Oracle Enterprise Repository, see Chapter 2, "Installing Oracle Enterprise Repository".
For information on how to install, deploy, and validate the Oracle Enterprise Repository on an application server, see Section 3.1, "Configure Your Application Server". (For example, all of the sample names should be changed.)
Before using the Move settings to database option, you must enable
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Property files always take precedence when reading properties into the Oracle Enterprise Repository application. The application looks for properties and their corresponding values, first within the database, and then within the property files. Any properties read from the database are overwritten by the corresponding properties in the files. However, if there are no files, the properties within the database are only referenced, then properties that exist solely within the database are never overwritten.
This procedure begins with deploying one application.
In the Admin screen, click System Settings in the left pane. The System Settings section is displayed in the main pane, as shown in Figure 5-1.
Scroll to the bottom and click the Move settings to database button.
A confirmation message appears.
Remove the properties files from the classpath.
Restart the appserver.
Locate the configuration files folder (usually located within the
./WEB-INF/classes/ folder or oer_home) within the application server.
Remove the property files listed below from the configuration folder:
These properties are written to the entSettings table within the database.
Modify the cmee.properties file. Remove all property values except those containing URL values. Update the URL references to point to the proxy server path being used to load balance access to the cluster members.
Now, redeploy the application directly to the Oracle Enterprise Repository cluster.
Any properties enabled after this procedure are written to the database, not to the properties files.
To configure the
cluster.properties file on each cluster member:
Stop each cluster member.
On each cluster member create a file called
cluster.properties, which resides in the same place as all other .properties files.
For exploded directory deployments this location is the WEB-INF/classes directory beneath the webapp.
For ear file deployments, this location is the oer_home directory.
The contents of
cluster.properties is based on the property
cmee.server.paths.servlet in the
cmee.properties file. However, the host name in the path should refer to the host name of the cluster member, not the proxy host name of the entire cluster.
cluster.properties #cluster.properties cachesyncurl=http://<SERVLET-PATH>/<APP_PATH> Example: #cluster.properties cachesyncurl=http://node1.oracle.com:7101/oer # oer is the name of the Oracle Enterprise Repository application during # deployment Other properties that are optional # alias is used as an alternate/convenient name to refer # to the server # example: server1 # default: same value as =cachesyncurl= alias=EclipseServer # registrationIntervalSeconds is the number of seconds between # attempts to update the server's registration record in the database # default: 120 registrationIntervalSeconds=120 # registrationTimeoutSeconds is the number of seconds before a server # is considered to be inactive/not running # make sure this value is higher than the registrationIntervalSeconds # default: 240 registrationTimeoutSeconds=240 # maxFailures is the number of consecutive attempts that are made # to deliver a message to another server after which it is determined # to be unreachable # default: 20 maxFailures=20 # maxQueueLength is the number of messages that are queued up to # send to another server after which server are determined to be # unreachable # default: 4000 maxQueueLength=5000 # email.to is the address of the email recipient for clustering status # messages email@example.com # email.from is the address of the sender for clustering status messages firstname.lastname@example.com # email.subject is the subject line of the message for clustering status # messages email.subject=Oracle Enterprise Repository Clustering communication failure # email.message is the body of the message for clustering status messages email.message=This is an automated message from the Oracle Enterprise Repository informing you of a cluster member communication failure.
Example of a
cluster.properties file
cachesyncurl=http://server.example.com:7221/cluster01alias=node1 registrationIntervalSeconds=120registrationTimeoutSeconds=240 maxFailures=20 maxQueueLength=5000 email@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com email.subject=Oracle Enterprise Repository Clustering communication failure email.message=This is an automated message from the Oracle Enterprise Repository informing you of a cluster member communication failure
The time delay should not be more than 120 seconds between the application server and the database server. Network Time Protocol is recommended to keep these servers in sync. The clustering process calculates the difference of time between messaging between the nodes of the cluster.
Before restarting the server, you must add
eventing.properties, if JMS Clustering is enabled, and this should contain
cmee.eventframework.jms.producers.client.id property with unique value on each of the cluster member. For example,
Restart each cluster member.
After a cluster member is inactivated due to exceeding maxFailures, then the only way to activate is by restarting the server.
Messages are sent to the standard out log of each cluster member.
"running in single server mode"
Indicates that Oracle Enterprise Repository clustering is not configured and the application is running in single server mode.
"running in multi server mode with a sync-url of..."
Indicates the Oracle Enterprise Repository clustering is functioning and the application is running in clustered mode.
The value of the cachesyncurl in the cluster.properties file, which references the same URL as the individual node's instance with the path of /cachesync appended. Most cluster configurations have a proxy server load-balancing each node within the clustered server.
Node1: cachesyncurl=http://node1.oracle.com:7101/oer
Node2: cachesyncurl=http://node1.oracle.com:7101/oer
It is also possible to validate the clustering installation by viewing the clustering diagnostic page from the Oracle Enterprise Repository Diagnostics screen. Click Cluster Info on the Diagnostics screen to view the Cluster Diagnostic page. This page lists information about all servers registered in the cluster, as well as information about inter-server communications.
Oracle HTTP Server Config File
If Oracle HTTP Server is used to route from the load balancer to the nodes, the HTTP Server Config (
httpd.conf) file should include two entries: /oer and /oer-web. A sample
httpd.conf file is shown below:
<VirtualHost 10.0.0.1:80> ServerName 10.0.0.1:80 <IfModule mod_weblogic.c> SecureProxy OFF # TrustedCAFile /usr/local/apache2/ca.pem RequireSSLHostMatch false Debug ERR DebugConfigInfo ON ErrorPage /error.html WLLogFile logs/worker_matchproxy.log WLTempDir /tmp KeepAliveEnabled ON KeepAliveSecs 15 HungServerRecoverSecs 30 MaxSkipTime 10 ConnectRetrySecs 5 </IfModule> <Location /console> SetHandler weblogic-handler WebLogicCluster 10.0.0.2:7001 </Location> <Location /oer_fa_cluster> SetHandler weblogic-handler WebLogicCluster 10.0.0.3:7101,10.0.0.4:7101 </Location> <Location /oer_fa_cluster-web> SetHandler weblogic-handler WebLogicCluster 10.0.0.3:7101,10.0.0.4:7101 </Location> </VirtualHost>
In this example, host 10.0.0.1 is the HTTP server proxying for the cluster machines, host 10.0.0.2 is the Admin Server, hosts 10.0.0.3 and 10.0.0.4 are the Oracle Enterprise Repository managed servers.
For more information about Oracle HTTP Server, see https://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E12840_01/wls/docs103/plugins/apache.html.
If cluster nodes are deployed using a centralized administration console, it may be necessary to apply a JVM Parameter to allow the appropriate Oracle Enterprise Repository clustering operation in the absence of the
cluster.properties file.
This JVM parameter should be applied statically for each member of the cluster or within the managed server startup command file. This JVM parameter can be set within the
JAVA_OPTIONS environment variable for WebLogic Application servers or within
CATALINA_OPTS or
JAVA_OPTS for Tomcat servers. The JVM Parameter is as follows:
-Dcmee.cachesyncurl=http://<member host name>:<port>/<APP_PATH>
This feature is only available when using the "Advanced Registration Flows" subsystem for automating the asset registration process. Also, "JMS Clustering" applies only to the embedded ActiveMQ JMS servers in Oracle Enterprise Repository and not to external JMS servers. You must have JDBC persistence, if you are using ActiveMQ.
In a clustered Oracle Enterprise Repository environment using the Advanced Registration Flows subsystem, each member Oracle Enterprise Repository server in the cluster has one embedded ActiveMQ JMS server for increased reliability and scalability. For example, for a two-node cluster, there would be two Oracle Enterprise Repository servers, such as server01 and server02, with each having one embedded JMS server. JMS server clustering is enabled using the Oracle Enterprise Repository "Eventing" System Settings, as described in External Integrations: Eventing. After clustering is enabled for the embedded JMS servers, you then must specify the connection URL information for the embedded JMS servers on server01 and server02.
For more information, see the "Configuring JMS Servers for Oracle Enterprise Repository" section of the Oracle Fusion Middleware Configuration Guide for Oracle Enterprise Repository.


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Clarkson University's Hopke to Spend Year at U.S. Department of State As Jefferson Fellow
[A photograph for media use is available at http://www.clarkson.edu/news/photos/hopke.jpg .]
Philip K. Hopke, the Bayard D. Clarkson Distinguished Professor and director of the Center for Air Resources Engineering & Science (CARES) at Clarkson University, has been named a Jefferson Science Fellow by the U.S. Department of State.
The program is an initiative of the Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State to further build capacity for science, technology and engineering expertise within the department. Hopke will serve a one-year assignment beginning August 18 working full time in the State Department or the U.S. Agency for International Development, and then remain available to the Department as a consultant.
The fellowship program is based on the premise that science and technology make fundamental contributions to the security, economic, health, and cultural foundations of modern societies, and are integral to the development and implementation of foreign policy. It was established in 2003 to create opportunities for substantial engagement of tenured scientists and engineers from U.S. academic institutions in the work of the Department.
Last October, Hopke was appointed to the EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee Particulate Matter Panel. He recently served on the National Academy of Engineering's Committee on Energy Futures and Urban Air Pollution in China and the United States. He has served on the EPA's Science Advisory Board and was a member of the National Research Council's (NRC) congressionally mandated Committee on Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter and the Committee on Air Quality Management in the United States. He has also served on five other NRC committees.
He is a recipient of the Eastern Analytical Symposium Award for Outstanding Achievements in Chemometrics and the David Sinclair Award from the American Association for Aerosol Research. Hopke is also an International Aerosol fellow, an American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow, and an American Association for Aerosol Research fellow.
Hopke earned a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from Trinity College and both an M.A. and Ph.D. in chemistry from Princeton University. He joined Clarkson University as the Robert A. Plane Professor of Chemistry in July 1989.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in six alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.


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|Yes. I sure do miss this place.
What's the latest thing that you have been proud of?
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Want this site to make a comeback?
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|I'm addicted. I have a regular place I go after work. Usual order: "Medium cold brew, room for cream."
My favorite cold coffee is Blue Bottle's New Orleans iced coffee. It comes in a little milk carton, like the ones from school. Been drinking it for years, and holy fuck is it amazeballs over ice cream.
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|I actually just watched a video on what powers the Queen of England actually has... which is surprisingly a lot. It made me wonder how different the country, and world, would be if she had less restraint... and what happens once she passes.
What is your opinion on Cold Brew coffee or cold coffee in general?
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|Mint and chip.
What's the last YouTube video you watched that really made you think?
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|I have not heard anyone make this claim, and I don't know if I would agree with it. One the one hand, in terms of effects and such, yes... we can do a lot more now than we could before... but we have lost some things in doing that. Game of Thrones can make a dragon fly, but Star Trek TNG made a borg cube out of bits of model kits that looked pretty damn realistic and intimidating... I don't think you can find many people who can do that now. Pixar makes great CGI animated movies, but can anyone do the old style animation or stop motion? In short, we have advanced, but I think we also got lazy.
And don't even get me started on how repetitive shows have become... how many Law and Order or CW Superhero shows do we need?
Side note on that book group... we read one book a month, because "more is too much". I will have to look into some of those titles. For March I suggested "The Martian Chronicles"... I and the other heavy reader voted for it at least. My April suggestion is "Children of Blood and Bone"... let us see how that one goes.
Snap decision: You are offered an ice cream in the flavor of your choice, what do you pick?
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|Hah, I was in one of those. All the ladies kept talking about Twilight, 50 Shades, Nicholas Sparks, and other sappy chick-lit when they weren't talking about wine, etc.
My recs will make no sense, but here goes:
- "Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family" by Nicholas Pileggi (It's not very long, it's based on a true story, and it was later turned into the film, "Goodfellas.")
- "Animal Farm" by George Orwell (It's not long at all, it's classic, it's cautionary and deep, loads to talk about.)
- "Watchmen" by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (Yes, it's a graphic novel, but everyone SHOULD read it. It's one of the greatest stories of the superhero genre.)
- "Sirens of Titan" by Kurt Vonnegut (I'm not completely up on the literary sci-fi genre, but I liked this book, which came recommended by someone of whom I have high regard.)
I figure, if you're into YA, you probably prefer SHORT books. Not necessarily short stories, but books that you can plow through within a week. All of these, depending on the amount of time you have, can be read through in that amount of time.
Would you agree with society's belief that we are "living in the Golden Age of television," and if so, why?
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|I feel you on the turkey, though I have found shoving a bunch of herbed butter under the skin before baking apparently gets rid of that problem... but you have to baste it. A lot. But it's SO worth it.
What I am looking forward to? Heh... probably obvious, but moving. The weather warming up. Just... so many things.
What book would you recommend for a book group filled with people that are used to young adult fiction?
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|Outside of just eating it reheated on a plate, I've only ever made them into sandwiches for Brandon and me to eat on the road on our way home from his grandmother's in Arizona.
I'm not much of a fan of leftover Thanksgiving turkey unless it was a GREAT turkey, which I've maybe only had a couple times. Almost all of them have been dry and flavorless, and I feel like an asshole for saying it out loud.
What are you looking forward to right now?
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|Hmm,,,, fruit would probably be strawberries (hard choice)... veggies... at the moment I am kind of on a leek kick.
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|Now that you ask... I don't remember last week very well at all, haha. Guess my short term memory is resorted to just a few previous days. I think I remember the weekends a little better, so the work week is kind of a blur.
What's your favorite fruit and vegetable?
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|Brandon and I primarily use his desktop computer that's in our room. It's got his flat screen monitor and our flat screen TV, hanging on the wall, linked so you can drag the cursor and windows over to it. We'll use that to watch Netflix, HBO Now, Hulu, Amazon Prime, YouTube, etc.
Otherwise if someone's using it, the other will just sit in the same room on their phone. We recently bought an Apple off a friend, which Bran put in a spare bedroom to record and engineer music, but it's not nearly as used by us.
How well do you remember when things happened? For example, can you remember each day of last week and what you did, where you went, who you talked to on each day individually?
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|Jeans and hoodie.
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|This one sort of breaks my heart because I didn't realize I'd just beaten story mode on "Assassin's Creed IV" until the credits were rolling and I'm internally screaming, "This is IT?! WHAT!?!?!"
Literally just beat it 20 minutes ago, and I'm still raw about it. I thought there was more story after this.
What does your "cool" outfit look like?
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|I seriously think the last two I bought were The Force Awakens and Rogue One like a year ago.
What was the last video game you beat?
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|They're ... cute? Well, it reminds me of playing a key-tar when I was a kid in the late '80s/early '90s.
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|Driving... you see the most that way.
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|No asking question? I'll give one then:
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|The beach of Santa Monica as it is beginning to get dark at night.
You can only have ones, dreams or safety.
If you take dreams, there's more risk, certainly, but you will be far happier than if you took the safe route in this scenario. If it fails, you've pretty much got nothing though, and are likely not going to be very happy lol.
If you take safety, you will still be relatively happy, and able to care for yourself with certainty, but you may wonder what may have been.
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|Out of those, copper.
Outside of those, gun metal and pewter.
I just don't go for overly shiny. I like a good patina.
What would you consider to be the greatest physical object that you have ever seen with your own eyes (i.e. not online, in a book, etc)?
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December 20. 2012 3:12PM
Child dies in Londonderry mobile home fire
By APRIL GUILMET
Union Leader Correspondent
LONDONDERRY - A fire in Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park claimed the life of a young child early Thursday afternoon.
Shortly before 1 p.m., the Londonderry Fire Department responded to reports of a mobile home engulfed in flames at 17 Norwich Place, Chief Kevin MacCaffrie said.
"The fire was pretty well involved by the time we arrived," MacCaffrie said. Auburn, Litchfield and Derry firefighters arrived on the scene around the same time as Londonderry, when firefighters were told a victim was trapped inside.
Using hand-lines, firefighters were able remove the unconscious and injured child, discovered in the rear of the building. MacCaffrie said the victim was transported to Parkland Medical Center in Derry, but did not survive.
Several witnesses reported a mother and baby had escaped the blaze, though another child was trapped inside. A neighbor who declined to give her name said she saw another neighbor attempt to smash the home's window with a plastic shovel, and the mother and her infant were able to escape through the window.
The building, a 14-by-32-foot mobile home, sustained major fire and smoke damage, MacCaffrie said. "As in the case of most small structures, the fire spread very quickly," he added.
The park is located off Route 28 Bypass and is situated upon the Derry-Auburn town line. The mobile home park is located in both Londonderry and Derry.
Late Thursday afternoon, a number of fire and police vehicles from area towns were parked in the nearby JR's convenience store. Volunteers from the American Red Cross assisted firefighters and neighbors at the scene as the temperatures began to drop. Police cruisers were stationed at both ends of Norwich Place, which was closed to incoming traffic. A small tricycle was visible at the end of the home's driveway.
District Fire Marshal Max Schultz said investigations into the incident would continue well into the evening hours, as officials interview neighbors and try determine what may have caused the fire. Schultz declined to release name or age of the victim, pending the notification of family members.
Previous story follows:
LONDONDERRY - A child was killed Thursday afternoon in a fire that engulfed a mobile home in Whispering Pines trailer park.
The fire was reported shortly before 1 p.m. at Norwich Place, one of the roads that connects the park, located on Route 28 Bypass at the Auburn town line. The park straddles both Derry and Londonderry.
Several witnesses at the scene reported that a mother and child had escaped the blaze, though another child was trapped inside.
The fire chiefs from Derry and Londonderry held a joint statement at 3 p.m. and released few details. They would not confirm the age of the victim, pending notification of family members and the medical examiner's report. They did say that the victim was taken to Parkland Medical Center in Derry and pronounced dead.
Londonderry fire chief Kevin MacCaffrie said, "The fire was pretty well involved by the time we arrived." Auburn and Derry firefighters arrived on the scene around the same time as Londonderry, when firefighters were told a victim was trapped inside. Using hand-lines, the firefighters were able to remove the unconscious victim.
An investigator from the state Fire Marshal's Office was also on the scene. District Fire Marshal Max Schultz said the incident remains under investigation. Schultz declined to release the name or age of the victim. The cause of the fire hasn't been determined.
Fire officials continue to investigate the scene, and Schultz said it could be several more hours or longer before more information becomes available.


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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf ended more than four years in self-exile Sunday with a flight to his homeland, seeking a possible political comeback in defiance of judicial probes and death threats from Taliban militants.
The journey from exile in Dubai to the Pakistani port city of Karachi is intended as the first step in his goal of rebuilding his image after years on the political margins. Since the former general was forced from power, Pakistan's civilian leadership has struggled with a sinking economy, resilient Islamic extremist factions and tensions with Washington over drone strikes and the secret raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
Musharraf represents a polarizing force that could further complicate Pakistan's attempt to hold parliamentary elections in May and stage its first transition from one civilian government to another.
He is viewed as an enemy by many Islamic militants and others for his decision to side with America in the response to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. On Saturday, the Pakistan Taliban vowed to mobilize death squads to send Musharraf "to hell" if he returns.
His supporters, including elements of the military and members of Pakistan's influential expatriate communities, consider him a strong leader whose voice — even just in parliament — could help stabilize the country.
Musharraf also faces legal charges, including some originating from the probe of the 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who also spent time in self-imposed exile in Dubai before returning.
The flight from Dubai came after several failed promises to return in recent years. Musharraf announced in early March that he would lead his party, the All Pakistan Muslim League, in May elections.
Musharraf met briefly with reporters in Dubai before heading to the airport wearing a white shalwar kameez — the traditional loose-fitting outfit in Pakistan — and sandals from the country's Peshawar region near the Afghan border.
Musharraf took power in a 1999 coup and was forced to step down in 2008 amid growing discontent over his rule. He has since lived in Dubai and London.
His decision to return was given a boost last week when a Pakistan court granted him pre-emptive bail — essentially preventing his immediate arrest — in three cases in which he's implicated, including Bhutto's death. He now has 10 days to appear in court. He has dismissed the various charges as baseless.
His return comes as Pakistan seeks for the first time to hand power from one elected government to another. The country, meanwhile, is struggling with rolling blackouts, rising inflation and widespread security problems.
On Saturday, the Pakistan Taliban released a video threatening to unleash suicide bombers and snipers against Musharraf if he comes back. One of the two people speaking in the video was Adnan Rashid, a former Pakistani air force officer convicted in an attack against Musharraf. The Taliban broke Rashid out of prison last year, along with nearly 400 other detainees.
"The mujahedeen of Islam have prepared a death squad to send Pervez Musharraf to hell," said Rashid, who spoke in the video in front of a group of about 20 militants holding rifles. "We warn you to surrender yourself to us. Otherwise we will hit you from where you will never reckon."
Musharraf had been expected to address supporters at a gathering Sunday in Karachi near the mausoleum of Pakistan's founding father Mohammed Ali Jinnah. But police decided to cancel his permit because of a "very serious threat," said Tahir Naveed, the deputy inspector general of Karachi police. He said Musharraf would be provided with an armored vehicle to protect him due to the threats. Banners and billboards welcoming Musharraf back to Pakistan lined the street from the airport where he is expected to land.
In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, Musharraf came under intense pressure from the U.S. to back the Americans in the coming war in Afghanistan and cut off ties with the Taliban, which he did. For that, militants as well as many other Pakistanis saw him as carrying out the American agenda in Pakistan.
He's also vilified by militants for ordering the 2007 raid against a mosque in downtown Islamabad that had become a sanctuary for militants opposed to Pakistan's support of the war in Afghanistan. At least 102 people were killed in the weeklong operation, most of them supporters of the mosque.
Militants tried to kill Musharraf twice in December 2003 in Rawalpindi, where the Pakistani military is headquartered. First they placed a bomb intended to go off when his convoy passed by. When that didn't work, suicide attackers tried to ram his motorcade with explosives-laden vehicles. The president was unhurt but 16 others died.
In addition to the Bhutto case, Musharraf also faces charges resulting from investigations into the killing of Akbar Bugti, a Baluch nationalist leader who died in August 2006 after a standoff with the Pakistani military. In another case, he's accused of illegally removing a number of judges including the chief justice of the supreme court.
Santana reported from Karachi, Pakistan.