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Back on Wednesday, May 8, Peter changed to me in Canberra and he interviewed me for SWITZER face-to-face in the Parliament House Sky studio on that night. At the time I assumed Julia Gillard would still be prime minister at the dissolution of the House of Representatives and the election would be held on September 14, as she had announced late in January.
I gave to viewers a forecast as follows: "For the House of Representatives I predict 103 seats for the Coalition, 45 for Labor and two others, in the seats of Denison and Kennedy. Labor's seats will consist of 44 retained and one gained from the Greens, Melbourne." When Peter asked me specifically about New England I replied confidently that Barnaby Joyce would be the winner, defeating Tony Windsor. Consequently I was not surprised when Windsor later announced his retirement.
Move forward exactly three months to Wednesday August 7 and my article "A clever political trickster is our Tony Abbott" was published on this website. It was my first prediction of the result made anywhere since Kevin Rudd had returned to the office of prime minister on the morning of Thursday June 27. Here is what I wrote: "I am predicting there will be 81 Coalition seats (67 Liberal, 14 National), 66 for Labor and three others. That would mean the Abbott Government would have an absolute majority of 12 seats."
My article did not state which seats I meant by "three others" so I shall now admit I meant Denison (Andrew Wilkie), Kennedy (Bob Katter) and Indi which, at that stage, I thought would be won by the Independent candidate, Cathy McGowan. I withdraw that now. I predict Sophie Mirabella, the sitting Liberal member, will be re-elected in Indi.
People ask me how I come up with the kind of numbers quoted above. There is a simple answer. I make an assessment of the likely nation-wide distribution of the two-party preferred vote and apply it to my pendulum. My assessment of that distribution is normally based on the most reliable recent poll. In that sense I admit these have been opinion poll induced predictions.
People say that my pendulum is useless because it assumes a uniform swing and, as we all know, swings are never uniform. To that I reply I have drawn pendulums for federal elections since 1961. There were 20 federal general elections from 1961 to 2010 (inclusive) and, in addition to casting my own vote at all 20, I have drawn pendulums for all of them, for my own amusement in 1961, 1963, 1966 and 1969 and for publication from 1972 to the present day.
It does not matter that the swing is not uniform. I have learnt from experience that the deviations from uniformity can be relied upon to cancel out. Of the 20 elections cited above only in 1987 and 1998 did the pendulum fail in the sense of the deviations not cancelling. In 1987 the beneficiary was Bob Hawke, in 1998 John Howard.
My current pendulum was published in The Australian newspaper on Monday August 5 (page 13) accompanied by an article explaining its working. When my next article was published on this website (August 7) the most recent Newspoll had the parties at 52-48 in two-party preferred votes in favour of the Coalition. Reading the pendulum gave me a net eight gains for the Coalition. Since the Coalition won 73 seats in 2010 that meant I predicted 81 seats for the Coalition. I had in mind the Liberals gaining seven seats from Labor while losing Indi, and the Nationals gaining the seats of Lyne and New England from Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor, respectively. I have never been in any doubt that Melbourne would be won by Labor's Cath Bowtell, defeating the incumbent, Adam Bandt of the Greens.
At the time of writing the most recent Newspoll has the parties at 54-46 and I believe that is what it will be on polling day. Counting up my pendulum to the point where the division of the overall vote is 54-46 (a swing of four per cent) there are 14 gains for the Coalition from Labor. That is the number of Coalition gains I expect, with the deviations from uniformity cancelling out.
Although swings are not uniform there is an element of uniformity to the swing. For that reason I predict the Liberal Party will gain the eight most marginal seats won by Labor in 2010. They are Corangamite in Victoria where the Liberals need a swing of only 0.3 per cent, Deakin (Victoria, 0.6), Greenway (NSW, 0.9), Robertson (NSW, 1.1), Lindsay (NSW, 1.2), Moreton (Qld, 1.2), Banks (NSW, 1.5) and La Trobe (Victoria, 1.7).
Looking now for a further six Coalition gains I begin with Lyne and New England where the Nationals will pick up the seats of the retiring country independents who were de facto Labor members in the 43rd Parliament.
That means I must now find four more Liberal gains from Labor. The four I choose are all seats where the betting odds (reported in The Weekend Australian for August 17-18, page 12) favour Liberal candidates. Two of these are in Tasmania, Bass (requiring a 6.7 per cent swing) and Braddon (7.5 per cent). The other two are in New South Wales, Reid (2.7 per cent) and Dobell which was won by Labor in 2010 and needs a swing of 5.1 per cent.
So I now re-write my forecast as follows: "I am predicting there will be 87 Coalition seats (73 Liberal, 14 National), 61 for Labor and two others, in the seats of Denison and Kennedy. That would mean the Abbott Government would have an absolute majority of 24 seats."
There are three final points.
First, I am predicting that Eden-Monaro will lose its alleged bellwether status. Let me remind readers, however, that in 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 and 1963 Bob Menzies led the Coalition to victory but Labor won Eden-Monaro. When Abbott does a list of similarities he has with Menzies this would go on his list.
Second, my predictions involve no change in the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia.
Third, when I am asked how many seats Kevin Rudd saved for Labor I shall say 16. That assumes my predictions are right. It is the difference between the 61 seats won by Labor under Rudd and the 45 seats that would have been won under Gillard. The figure of 45 cannot be proved wrong. Time will tell whether the 61 figure is a correct forecast.
(Malcolm Mackerras is Visiting Fellow in the Public Policy Institute, Australian Catholic University, Canberra Campus. firstname.lastname@example.com)
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Central Connecticut hosts Robert Morris in a doubleheader on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday afternoon in a Northeast Conference action. The men's game tips off at 3:30 p.m., with the women's teams tipping off at 1:00 p.m. The day is CCSU Community Day and all students and teachers will be admitted FREE to the games. There will be giveaways, pizza, entertainment and more throughout the day as well. The game will be streamed live and will be archived on www.NECFrontRow.com. Bruce Biel (play-by-play) and Marc Robbins (analyst) call the action all season long.
Tickets for CCSU home games can be purchased at CCSUTickets.com or at the box office upon entry to Kaiser Hall and Detrick Gymnasium. Admission for all CCSU students, faculty and staff is free of charge with a valid Blue Chip card.
All CCSU home games and Northeast Conference games are available to watch online, for free, at NECFrontRow.com.
The Blue Devils will be looking to bounce back following Saturday's loss to Saint Francis U. The Colonials are 4-1 in NEC play after winning at Bryant on Saturday. CCSU leads the league with a +4.2 turnover margin in NEC play, while RMU is third at +1.6.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION | Detrick Gymnasium (New Britain, CT)
CCSU (8-10, 2-3 NEC) vs. ROBERT MORRIS (9-9, 4-1 NEC) | MONDAY, JANUARY 21 | 3:30 PM
VIDEO (NEC Front Row) | LIVE STATS | @KizerBlueDevil (In-game twitter updates)
SERIES HISTORY • Robert Morris leads the all-time series, 23-17. CCSU snapped a three-game losing streak in the series with a 65-58 at RMU last season. The Colonials are 13-6 all-time at Detrick Gymnasium.
WITH A CCSU WIN TODAY... • Central Connecticut would improve to 9-10 on the season, 3-3 in the NEC, 4-2 at home...CCSU have consecutive wins vs. RMU for the first time since Feb. 5, 2011 and Jan. 7, 2012...CCSU would avoid losing two straight NEC games for the second time this season. The Blue Devils opened conference play with back-to-back defeats.
SUITS AND SNEAKERS WEEK • From Jan. 21-27, Coaches across the nation will wear sneakers with their suits this week to raise awareness for Coaches vs. Cancer and the fight against cancer. The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) teamed with the American Cancer Society over 25 years ago to form Coaches vs. Cancer. Since its inception, Coaches vs. Cancer has raised over $115 million. From 1991-2016, the cancer death rate fell 27%. That means more than 2.6 million deaths were avoided from 1991-2016.
UP NEXT • The Blue Devils travel to Bryant on Thursday, Jan. 24, but then return home for three straight home contests. Central will host LIU Brooklyn on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 1:00 p.m.


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Fight against terrorism/United Kingdom/Daesh/Syria
Published on December 3, 2015
Statement by M. Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development
Paris, December 3, 2015
Paris, December 3, 2015
I welcome the vote by the British House of Commons authorizing an intensification of the United Kingdom's military efforts in the fight against Daesh [so-called ISIL] by extending them to Syria. Initial operations took place in the night.
Through this vote and these actions, the UK is signalling its determination to combat Daesh. A fortnight after the 13 November attacks, this is a concrete demonstration of solidarity with our country./.


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«I am proud that so many children I saved a life, sort out the prospect of a child for the future.»
I treat the oldest professionals in the ultrasound modern Russia. Since 1978 at this day I work in this field is not has betrayed her ever because I loved my profession. It's my business. I doing it for many years, examined tens of thousands of pregnant women, gynecological patients and result delayed — I have gained experience, got clinical knowledge. I have written more than 140 articles, 2 theses, received the state prize. I use your knowledge and skills in for women their future children. There are patients who first come to me pregnant, and then give daughters...
Came to me patient of the Tula region on the period just over 20 weeks. Have her child, the doctor found a tumor in my stomach and told me to terminate the pregnancy. The patient with about 40 years, the child first, long-awaited. I her examined verdict that this "swelling" should disappear on their own. When the patient arrived at the inspection after 8 weeks, the tumors had almost no was and in the end, she gave birth to a normal, healthy girl. And later, one of my lecture, the doctor of tuly came to me, recalled this case and said he just not know about such. And such examples in my work a lot. (It was lymphangioma of the abdominal cavity, which most often resolves itself.)
And the second story, literally this summer. With registry report that to me eager girl with flowers. I say — of course, miss. Comes she, young, beautiful, with a huge bouquet of flowers. the
Doctor, you are not me know. But 18 years ago my mother was advised to terminate the pregnancy, and only you said: it is necessary, all will be well. Today is my eighteenth birthday, and I came here to thank you. (I now and tears on my eyes. They tracked me down after all these years to thank for the correct diagnosis.)
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Is a leading specialist in the diagnosis of congenital abnormalities of the fetus. The only doctor of ultrasonic diagnostics, was awarded the state prize for science technology for contribution to the development of the specialty.
Experience with 1976 years. In including prenatal genetic Centre of Fetal Medicine. For years of work is written and published about 160 scientific articles
If my gynecologist, watching the pregnancy, no suspicions, has does it make sense to go to You?
It depends on the skills of a gynecologist, but the current level of training of doctors is very good and the probability that in the absence of suspicion, I need — small. I noted, as a grown up professionals with the young, whom I gave lectures. Glad to see that students in some areas surpass the teacher. And it's okay! It is a new generation of smarter, faster, more talented, but less experienced.
And how important is experience in your work?
I will say this: there is a pathology, which the practitioner continually meets once in 5-10 years. And if her doctor before met theoretically, he about her know he just not can decide what to do. He not know this is the norm, pathology or is it a case that will go into the norm. Many congenital pathological state, occurring in the fetus, have the tendency to cure itself. And the main thing is not to scare the patient, not send the termination of pregnancy, and quietly wait.
And have you make mistakes?
Of course, mistakes happen at any. It is an inevitable process of the medical practice. The question of interest and the materiality of these errors. In the beginning there were mistakes from ignorance. There were mistakes and from a wrong logic.
For the last time, how often recommend to terminate the pregnancy?
Very rare. In the beginning, like most young doctors, I was a maximalist. We have identified the malformations of the fetus and believed that such a pregnancy must be interrupted. But now my attitude has changed dramatically. This is a very subjective opinion, a person is sick or not. And it is entitled to life. Taught me a lot the patients themselves. Here, for example, the beginning was at my case when I not replaced the lack of hands of the child. A woman after childbirth came to me, to show the son and to say that she's still his would have left. And when after many years she came to me other problems, I asked her as a son. She said that the son of the Manager in Bank, has two higher educations, a lot of brides don't know how to choose and leads a full, happy life.
Or, recently, comes to me a pregnant woman with no arms, like this same congenital defect. I asked: tell me honestly, wanted you not to live because of this? Think if you miserable? And she replied confidently — what you, no! From my wonderful family, this is the second child, I got an education, I happy!
P.S. I work in Prenatal genetic Centre of Fetal Medicine, and have we are perinatal councils. Come with all Russia women malformations of the fetus, we define the degree, cures, and then, after birth, the Institute takes kids on a surgery. And statistics how many cases the doctors in the regions recommend to unjustified termination of pregnancy. Unreasonable, this means that, Yes, the child has a malformation, but it is treated. And you know about a quarter of cases our doctors in the regions is recommended to terminate the pregnancy, which is a Keeper. 25 % of cases! And is only those who get to... It's very scary.
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The Lockn' music festival's food concession contractor faced three charges at an April 30 disciplinary hearing at the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control office in Lynchburg, but time ran out before testimony could be heard about the topless woman or the dim lighting that threaten the festival's ABC license. Instead, the six-hour hearing only covered one charge encompassing more than 100 incidents of alleged narcotics violations videotaped by undercover ABC agents.
"It was just everywhere," said ABC Special Agent Matthew Layman, who oversees Nelson County for the agency and testified at the hearing about the alleged drug offenses at Lockn'.
The four-day music festival was held over Labor Day weekend on the 5,000-acre Oak Ridge estate in Nelson County and was attended by around 25,000 people, who came to see musical acts that included Widespread Panic, Phish lead singer Trey Anastasio, and Further, a band with former members of the Grateful Dead.
The ABC's Layman said Lockn's concessionaire, Best Beverage Catering, was issued a license that allowed beer and wine to be sold in a 23-acre area inside the horse track. No outside booze could be brought in. Nine ABC agents armed with video cameras and covert pager cameras went undercover to sniff out and record illegal activities, Layman testified.
While Nelson County Sheriff David Brooks said there had been "little to no problems" at Lockn' in a festival press release days after the event, ABC agents painted a different picture.
Layman and other agents documented approximately 145 alleged narcotics violations during the three days they were there, and he picked nine incidents that he considered "the most egregious" to enter into evidence, describing them as those in which alleged offenders made no effort to hide their activity and security personnel took no action to stop it.
The first photo, taken from the videos, depicts a woman holding and lighting what Layman described as a marijuana pipe. "I could smell the strong odor of marijuana," he said.
The reefer madness continued as additional undercover video revealed festival-goers passing around what Layman said appeared to be—and smelled like—marijuana. Layman scoffed at suggestions from Lockn' lawyer John Russell that the people could have been smoking a legal substance, citing his 15 years experience in law enforcement.
He wasn't the only agent finding evidence of suspected drug use. In addition to spotting men smoking from a multicolored pipe, Assistant Special Agent in Charge Stephanie Rhodes heard a young man behind her saying, "What is this?" as another guy handed him a pill. Because of the loud music, Rhodes testified she only heard "tongue" and "make you feel."
"How do you know that wasn't legal pills?" queried Russell.
"If I was taking Advil or aspirin, I wouldn't put it under my tongue and dance around," answered Rhodes.
The head of the Lynchburg ABC office, Steven Baffuto, testified that on Friday afternoon, the second day of the festival, he notified Lockn's lawyer at the time that an administrative violation report would be filed and expressed the agency's concerns about the drug use and lack of illumination, which made it even harder for the agents to discern possible illegal acts.
Baffuto also testified that it was his decision to keep his agents undercover. "I didn't want to put my agents in a position where they could get hurt," he said. "There could be a riot and no way of getting help."
When asked to describe the crowd, said Baffuto, "I hate to admit it, but for the most part it was an easy-going crowd, laid back. There were no riots. What individuals were doing, we wouldn't allow in other restaurants. That was the problem."
Although the ABC agents are authorized to arrest violators, they were there only to observe and report, confirmed Layman. They did not advise the offenders of Virginia law, interview witnesses, collect evidence, or notify festival security.
He did, however, notify Best Beverage Catering of the numerous violations he'd seen. "They brought it to our attention and we dealt with it as fast as we could," said Rob Fisher, who works for Best Beverage.
Lockn' promoter Dave Frey testified that no one from the ABC told him of the incidents they were videotaping and claimed he would have taken care of problems if he'd known about them. He said the hired security firms had been instructed to report drug-related incidents to the Nelson County Sheriff's Office, but said he was not satisfied with the performance of one of those firms.
"The county prosecutor told them to use their best judgment," said Frey. "If it's a minute amount, he said to tell [the offenders] to stop and to crush it up. If it's a larger amount, arrest them."
Following Frey's testimony, ABC hearing officer Clara Williamson decided there wasn't enough time to cover the lack of illumination and the prohibited conduct charges. Some hint about the latter comes from the ABC's administrative narrative, which describes Special Agent Layman videotaping a topless woman sunbathing in the grass in the licensed area Saturday afternoon. Four other ABC agents also observed her, said the report, which reminded that display of "any portion of the breast below the top of the areola" is prohibited.
The hearing will be continued on May 16 in Richmond.


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In the 'New Year', there is an incredible amount of discussion with others and internal dialogue that we engage in regarding what we are going to do new, different, or change in the next 365 days. Some of us come up with an exhaustive list of all of the ideas we want to implement, changes we want to make, and habits we want to form. What we do not do, however, is think about and discuss these goals, or resolutions, in a realistic way. We say phrases such as "I am going to lose 50 pounds this year" and "I am going to read a chapter of the Bible every day, or every week" or "I am not going to do such-and-such ever again." What we do not realize is that we are setting ourselves up for failure – grand failure. We are either setting unrealistic goals for ourselves, or we are failing to plan out how exactly we are going to achieve these goals.
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The commons speaker has warned MPs they could become coronavirus "superspreaders" and they should not "put themselves at risk".
Sir Lindsay Hoyle urged politicians to look after themselves to ensure they are "here for the long-term" and suggested he supported moving to virtual proceedings to protect them.
The speaker told Times Radio: "What we have got to watch out, (is that) MPs could easily become superspreaders because they come from all parts of the country…
"Whatever happens, people's lives matter most, their health comes first and people with certain medical conditions, people of a certain age – I'm saying you've got to look after yourself.
"My advice – and it's advice not instructions – is to say put yourself first, look after yourself and make sure you are here for the long-term … do not put yourself at risk – that's either travelling or coming into this building."
Watch: Speaker's procession all wear face masks in Commons
On Wednesday a spokeswoman for the speaker said he had told vulnerable MPs to not attend Parliament.
Last week he revealed there had been "a small number of cases on the parliamentary estate".
On Tuesday shadow culture minister Chris Matheson confirmed he had tested positive for COVID-19 after falling ill on Saturday.
The Speaker added it is up to the House to decide whether to move back to an almost virtual Parliament but asked what he would do if it was his decision, he said: "I would say let's look at it straight away and let's start to move to a new place."
Sir Lindsay also criticised MP Margaret Ferrier, who had the SNP whip withdrawn after travelling while awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test.
He added: "That was the mistake – that was absolutely disgraceful and reckless to all of us. And that's the kind of thing I don't want to happen.
"And I've got to say, we've not, as far as I'm aware, and I check all the tags, we've not seen that repeated, the one thing we have is probably the best Track and Trace in the country in Parliament."
Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg has said MPs who want to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic are "wet".
His comments last week came amid calls for a return to remote voting in the House of Commons, with COVID-19 infections quickly increasing across the country.
Rees-Mogg dismissed these calls, pointing to how people such as nurses and supermarket workers have been going to work throughout the pandemic.
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TORONTO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar touched a session high against the U.S. dollar on Friday after the release of weaker than expected US inflation data and stronger than expected domestic factory sales figures.
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Fruit-doves, Fantails and Fairy-wrens
This is a report on a brief sojourn in the Brisbane area as part of a more extensive birding trip in Australasia
Those taking part were Bo & Maggie Crombet-Beolens and friends Brian & Joanna Anderson. Brian is a wheelchair user being unable to walk or stand so the trip represented some logistical problems which were overcome through planning, goodwill and Brian's willingness to sacrifice dignity and comfort in pursuit of a long list! This was my third trip to Australia but my first to the Brisbane area and I had particular target birds in mind to extend my world list but, as always, never went in pursuit of one rare or difficult to find species at the expense of more common lifers, or, indeed variety. So many birds are special to Australia that seeing many species again was welcome.
Through Fatbirder I had corresponded with and briefly met Roy Sonnenburg of Brisbane Birding Services fame, and had heard so many good things it was obvious that time spent with him guiding would pay great dividends. What I hadn't realised was that his "homestay" [93 Huet Street, Nundah, Brisbane 0732 566 952] run by his wife Helen, would be so comfortable, offer such good garden birding or such excellent dining. Not being fully accessible they could not accommodate Brian & Joanna who stayed in a couple of motels neither of which was worth recommending. However, they took their meals at Roy's B&B and were ferried back and forth by Roy. The B&B is 10 minutes from Brisbane airport and Roy also offers a free pick up and drop off service. I can highly recommend the standard of accommodation, excellent meals, great garden birding, and every other aspect of their B&B as well as Roy's services as a guide. He is an ornithologist whose survey and conservation work is in demand yet at heart he is a birder who, like the people he guides, just loves seeing the birds.
Having spent two weeks in New Zealand before going to Brisbane we had planned to take the first day easily with a late start and a touristy city tour but Roy offered to show us the city himself with the common city birds being pointed out along with the "sights". This was a great idea which should be adopted by other tour operators. Many of us obsessed birders resent the time spent sight-seeing but feel obliged to do it anyway. Combining sight-seeing with birding is a great way to "get your eye in" and familiarise oneself with the common birds one will see over and over during the stay.
Day by Day
Day 1
Day one started with a late breakfast when Brian & Joanna joined us, but we had already had an hour or two sitting on the veranda drinking coffee and enjoying some of the birds in the garden which just so happens to back onto a very large park. There were delightful close up views of Rainbow and Scaly-breasted Lorikeets and a Kookaburra that came and sat on the veranda rail! Noisy Miners [actually a honeyeater] were the commonest visitor along with Spotted Dove; other notables being Grey and Pied Butcherbirds.
After breakfast we took Roy's "tuppeny tour" of the City. This enabled us to familiarise ourselves with Blue-faced Honeyeaters, Galahs, Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, Willie-wagtails Welcome Swallows and both Tree and Fairy Martins to name just a few. The late afternoon was spent back at the B&B planning our next two days.
Day 2
Day two started with Mount Glorious, followed by Maiala National Park, Lake Samsonvale, Dayboro, North Pine CP, Redcliffe Peninsular, Margate, Tinchi Tamba Wetlands ending in the suburb of Deagon.
Mount Glorious is a very scenic wooded highland area 45 minutes from the city and adjacent to Maiala NP. we spent time near the village where light housing development has only served to improve habitat and we were enthralled on the lanes by many small passerine species as well as being surrounded by huge and beautiful butterflies. Birds seen included Red-browed Finch, Satin Bowerbird, Eastern Yellow Robin, Brown Thornbill, Large-billed Scrubwren, Yellow-throated Scrubwren, Rufous Whistler etc. as well as a chorus of calls identified for us by Roy.
From Mount Glorious we travelled for the nearby Maiala National Park in search of Noisy Pitta [which eluded us] along a quiet track through a heavily wooded part of the park. At the track entrance and in the more open areas we had brief views of Eastern Whipbird, excellent views of displaying Rufous Fantails as well as being delighted by such birds as Grey Fantail, Eastern Yellow Robin, & Red-browed Finches etc. We took a break here for a welcome snack. The bush walk also gave many of us our first encounter [of many] with the local mosquito troupe.
Elsewhere in the area we managed Wompoo Fruit Dove and, at Camp Constable, several Bronze Shining-cuckoo which gave terrific views as well as several honey-eater species. We also had some flyby Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos.
Near Samford, we forded the Pine River in the 4×4 which is impassable at times. The bushes along this track were alive with small passerines including Scarlet Honeyeater and no less than three species of fairy wrens in the same bush; Red-backed, Superb and Variegated all about us martins and swallows reaped the air-born harvest of small insects.
We called in at North Pine Country Park where Koala can often be found – and were lucky enough to get our first ever sightings in the wild.
We took lunch sheltering from a shower at Dayboro and a trip to the public toilets was serendipitous as a group of honeyeaters in a treetop included White-throated as well as some Double-barred Finches.
After lunch we moved on to Lake Sampsonvale where the lake held a variety of common species including four varieties of cormorant, Australian Pelican, Australasian Grebe, Plumed Whistling Duck and a couple of Darters. Bushes around the nearby cemetery held Tawny Grassbird as well as calling cuckoos which we never managed to see.
From here we went on to the Redcliffe Peninsular – a series of coastal suburbs including Margate [our home town in the UK]. Beaches held several Crested and Caspian Terns, Silver Gulls and Pied Oystercatcher and a fishing Osprey which took a crab.
In the late afternoon we moved on to Tinchi Tamba Wetlands – where a boardwalk goes through the mangroves on the river banks offering a chance of estuarine species as well as mangrove specialities. Here we had Mangrove Honeyeater, Golden Whistler and a variety of woodswallows as well as our first glimpses of Rainbow Bee-eaters. There were few wader species or herons other than Whimbrel, Greenshank and distant Terek Sandpipers with a few kingfishers on the opposite side of the river.
Roy deliberately took us back through Deagon as dusk fell – and we were treated to the site of thousands of fruit bats [of three species] swarming out of their daytime roosts – an excellent end to a terrific days birding.
Day 3
Day three started damp as we travelled up to Lamington National Park and "O'Reilly's" resort where one can feed hundreds of King Parrots and Crimson Rosellas which come out of the trees to take seed like pigeons in Trafalgar Square. We were unashamed tourists delighting in filming ourselves with parrots on heads and hands whilst Brush Turkeys cleaned up the leftovers. Our intention was to walk the trails in search of Logrunners et al but this proved very difficult as it is such a tourist magnet that noisy parties of Asian tourists abounded. We did manage stunning close-up views of Eastern Whipbird and a few Brown Gerygones before giving up and going elsewhere.
We took the back road down the other side of the mountain "Duck Creek Road" in search of some open woodland species which, at first, proved very elusive. Despite our best efforts and the evidence of Roy's ears we never connected with pardalotes – birds I have managed to hear but not see on three visits to Australia ranging over three states and one territory. We picnicked at the top of the hills and did manage good views of White-throated Treecreeper. After lunch as we descended we did come upon a party of Bell Miners and were treated to their superb calls as well as getting great views. I managed a fleeting view of a Musk parakeet too. Here birds were much more in evidence notably the always charming flocks of Red-browed Finches.
As we left the woodland we caught up with several new dove species including our first Common Bronzewing and Brown Cuckoo Doves with a supporting cast of Peaceful Doves, Bar-shouldered Doves and Crested Pigeons. We also began to come across raptors with Wedge-tailed Eagle and spotted Harriers putting in appearances.
We drove along Kerry valley and found not one but two Black Falcons and their nest site. On the road near Beaudesert we lucked upon a small party of Grey-crowned Babblers. We also stopped to view a distant Beaudesert Marsh with Comb-crested Jacana, a variety of herons and egrets and our first Jabiru of the trip.
Our last scheduled stop of the day was at Kalbar Cemetery – where we successfully searched for Zebra Finches and Yellow-rumped Thornbill amongst others.
We approached Brisbane in the dark and, just two streets away from Roy's house we passed a night football game just catching site of some nightjars catching moths around the floodlights. A swift U-turn allowed us to get good sightings and positive ID – White-throated Nightjar – a new patch tick for Roy and a small re-payment for all his efforts on our behalf.
Brisbane 2004 – Birds Seen
1. GREAT CRESTED GREBE Podiceps cristatus
2. AUSTRALIAN GREBE Tachybaptus novahollandiae
3. AUSTRALIAN PELICAN Pelecanus conspicillatus
4. DARTER Anhinga melanogaster
5. PIED CORMORANT Phalacrocorax varius
6. LITTLE PIED CORMORANT Phalocrocorax melanoleucos
7. GREAT CORMORANT Phalacrocorax carbo
8. LITTLE BLACK CORMORANT Phalocrocorax sulcirostris
9. PACIFIC (WHITE-NECKED) HERON Ardea pacifica
10. WHITE FACED HERON Ardea novaehollandiae
11. GREAT EGRET Ardea alba
12. LITTLE EGRET Ardea garzetta
13. INTERMEDIATE EGRET Ardea intermedia
14. EASTERN REEF EGRET Egretta sacra
15. STRIATED HERON Ardea striatus
16. CATTLE EGRET Ardea ibis
17. AUSTRALIAN WHITE IBIS Threkiornis molucca
18. STRAW-NECKED IBIS Threskiornis spinicollis
19. ROYAL SPOONBILL Platalea regia
20. BLACK-NECKED STORK Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
21. WANDERING WHISTLING DUCK Dendrocygna arcuata
22. PLUMED WHISTLING DUCK Dendrocygna eytoni
23. BLACK SWAN Cygnus atratus
24. PACIFIC BLACK DUCK Anas superciliosa
25. MALLARD Anas platyrhynchos
26. GREY TEAL Anas gibberifrons
27. CHESTNUT TEAL Anas castanea
28. AUSTRALIAN WOOD DUCK Chenonetta jubata
29. OSPREY Pandion haliaetus
30. BRAHMINY KITE Milvus indus
31. WHISTLING KITE Milvus sphenurus
32. WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE Aquila audax
33. SPOTTED HARRIER Circus assimilis
34. AUSTRALIAN HOBBY Falco longipennis
35. BROWN FALCON Falco berigor
36. BLACK FALCON Falco subniger
37. NANKEEN KESTREL Falco cenchroides
38. AUSTRALIAN BRUSH-TURKEY Alectura lathami
39. DUSKY MOORHEN Gallinula tenebrosa
40. PURPLE SWAMPHEN Porphyrio porphyrio
41. EURASIAN COOT Fulica atra
42. BROLGA Grus rubicundus
43. COMB-CRESTED JACANA Irediparra gallinacea
44. PIED OYSTERCATCHER Haematopus ostralegus
45. MASKED LAPWING (PLOVER) Vanellus miles
46. WHIMBREL Numenius phaeopus
47. LITTLE CURLEW Numenius minutus
48. COMMON SANDPIPER Actitis hypoleucos
49. GREENSHANK Tringa nebulara
50. TEREK SANDPIPER Xenus cinereus
51. SILVER GULL Larus novaehollandiae
52. WHISKERED TERN Chlidonias hybrida
53. CASPIAN TERN Sterna caspia
54. CRESTED TERN Sterna bergii
55. FERAL PIGEON Columba livia
56. SPOTTED TURTLE-DOVE Streptopelia chinensis
57. BROWN CUCKOO-DOVE Macropygia amboinensis
58. PEACEFUL DOVE Geopelia placida
59. BAR-SHOULDERED DOVE Geolpelia humeralis
60. COMMON BRONZEWING Phaps chalcoptera
61. CRESTED PIGEON Geophaps lophotes
62. WOMPOO FRUIT-DOVE Ptilinopus magnificus
63.YELLOW-TAILED BLACK COCKATOO Calyptorhynchus funereus
64. SULPHUR-CRESTED COCKATOO Cacatua galerita
65. GALAH Eolophus roseicapilla
66. LITTLE CORELLA Cacatua tenuirostris
67. LONG-BILLED CORELLA Cacatua tenuirostris
68. RAINBOW LORIKEET Trichoglossus haematodus
69.SCALY-BREASTED LORIKEET Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus
70. MUSK LORIKEET Psitteuteles versicolor
71. AUSTRALIAN KING PARROT Alisterus scapularis
72. CRIMSON ROSELLA Platycerus elegans
73. PALE-HEADED ROSELLA Platycerus adscitus
74. SHINING BRONZE-CUCKOO Chrysococcyx lucidus
75. PHEASANT COUCAL Centropus phasianinus
76. WHITE-THROATED NIGHTJAR Eurostopodus mystacalis
77. LAUGHING KOOKABURRA Dacelo novaeguineae
78. COLLARED KINGFISHER Todirhamphus (halcyon) chloris
79. RAINBOW BEE-EATER Merops ornatus
80. WHITE-THROATED TREECREEPER Cormobates leucophaeus
81. GREY-CROWED BABBLER Pomatostomus temporalis
82. EASTERN WHIPBIRD Psophodes olivaceus
83. SUPERB FAIRY-WREN Malurus cyaneus
84. VARIEGATED FAIRY-WREN Malurus lamberti
85. RED-BACKED FAIRY WREN Malurus melanocephalus
86. YELLOW-THROATED SCRUBWREN Sericornis citreogularis
87. WHITE-BROWED SCRUBWREN Sericornis frontalis
88. LARGE-BILLED SCRUBWREN Sericornis magnirostris
89. BROWN GERYGONE Gerygone mouki
90. BROWN THORNBILL Acanthiza pusilla
91. BUFF-RUMPED THORNBILL Acanthiza reguloides
92. YELLOW-RUMPED THORNBILL Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
93. LITTLE FRIARBIRD Philemon citreogularis
94. BLUE-FACED HONEYEATER Entomyzon cyanotis
95. BELL MINER Manorina melanophrys
96. NOISY MINER Manorina melanocephala
97. LEWIN'S HONEYEATER Meliphaga lewinii
98. YELLOW-FACED HONEYEATER Lichenostomus chrysops
99. MANGROVE HONEYEATER Lichenostomus fasciogularis
100.WHITE-THROATED HONETEATER Melithreptus albogularis
101.WHITE-NAPED HONEYEATER Melithreptus lunatus
102.BROWN HONEYEATER Lichmera indistincta
103.NEW HOLLAND HONEYEATER Phylidonyris novaehollaniae
104.EASTERN SPINEBILL Acanthorrhynchus tenuirostris
105.SCARLET HONEYEATER Myzomela sanguinolenta
106.EASTERN YELLOW ROBIN Eopsaltria australis
107.GOLDEN WHISTLER Pachycephala pectoralis
108.RUFOUS WHISTLER Pachycephala rufiventris
109.AUSTRALIAN MAGPIE-LARK Grallina cyanoleuca
110.RUFOUS FANTAIL Rhipidura rufifrons
111.GREY FANTAIL Rhipidura fuliginosa
112.WILLIE WAGTAIL Rhipidura leucophrys
113.SPANGLED DRONGO Dicrurus bracteatus
114.BLACK-FACED CUCKOO-SHRIKE Coracina novaehollandiae
115.FIGBIRD Sphecotheres viridis
116.WHITE-BREASTED WOODSWALLOW Artamus leucorhynchus
117.GREY BUTCHERBIRD Cracticus torquatus
118.PIED BUTCHERBIRD Cracticus nigrogularis
119.AUSTRALIAN MAGPIE Gymnorhina tibicen
120.PIED CURRAWONG Strepera graculina
121.TORRESIAN CROW Corvus orru
122.REGENT BOWERBIRD Sericulus chrysocephalus
123.SATIN BOWERBIRD Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
124.RICHARD'S PIPIT Anthus novaeseelandiae
125.HOUSE SPARROW Passer domesticus
126.RED-BROWED FINCH Neochmia temporalis
127.DOUBLE-BARRED FINCH Taeniopygia bichenovii
128.ZEBRA FINCH Taeniopygia guttata
129.WELCOME SWALLOW Hirundo neoxena
130.TREE MARTIN Hirundo nigricans
131.FAIRY MARTIN Hirundo ariel
132.TAWNY GRASSBIRD Megalurus timoriensis
133.SILVEREYE Zosterops lateralis
134.COMMON STARLING Strurna vulgaris
135.COMMON MYNAH Acridotheres tristis


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The members of Connecticut-based maximalist indie rock band The World Is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die are used to questions about that verbose moniker. And founding guitarist Derrick Shanholtzer-Dvorak is kind enough to tell the tale at least one more time.
While looking through some old National Geographic magazines in former vocalist Thomas Diaz's garage, the pair found a flexi disc of whale sounds, and used it as the backdrop for guitar and air-organ swells. "I jokingly said we're like a post-rock band now, and then, 'Hi, we're The World Is A Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid To Die,'" Shanholtzer-Dvorak says. It wasn't until the full band had been officially playing together for around year that someone else played Neva Dinova's "I've Got A Feeling."
"The whole end of the song is him singing 'The world's a shitty place, and I can't wait to die,'" says Shanholtzer-Dvorak, "and that's probably where I unknowingly got that."
Though they've been pegged as the epicenter of "emo revival," The World Is a Beautiful Place is closer to a band like Broken Social Scene, with its fluctuating lineup and epic narrative scope. The lyrics to "January 10, 2014," the first single from the band's newest album Harmlessness (out today), quote liberally from a story in a 2013 episode of This American Life about the murders of two bus drivers in Ciudad Juarez allegedly committed by an anonymous female vigilante.
But that name stands out even among The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness, and ... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead. So Shanholtzer-Dvorak was kind enough to discuss a handful of other creative works—mostly individual songs, but a few albums and a movie—with equally long or even longer titles.
R.E.M.'s "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)"
Shanholtzer-Dvorak: This is one of those songs that constantly pops up. It's heavily licensed, you hear it a lot. I just think of it as background music that could be playing anywhere. As an R.E.M. fan I think it's a shitty song, but I have that same relationship with The Cure's "Friday I'm in Love." I really like The Cure, but I hate that song because I've heard it in grocery stores and stuff. It could just be the context of walking around Walmart or something under fluorescent lights and hearing it.
Fall Out Boy's "Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name Of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued" and Panic! At The Disco's "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off"
Shanholtzer-Dvorak: I was never into those bands because I was a couple years too old to give a shit when they came out. But every time I see a Fall Out Boy song title I'm just like, "fuck you." Or when they've named songs after a long quote from a recent movie. I've never cared about that band. But those dudes are from the hardcore metal scene of the late '90s. A lot of screamo or metal core bands would have these ridiculously long song titles. Neil Perry had a lot of that stuff. Same goes for Minus the Bear's first record, since (guitarist David Knudson) came from Botch, late-'90s metalcore.
Pink Floyd's "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict"
Shanholtzer-Dvorak: I have a lot of friends now who tell me about how good Pink Floyd is. I had a pretty sick mushroom trip and we all listened to [Pink Floyd's debut] Piper At the Gates of Dawn. That was amazing, and it's the first and only time I've heard that record. But this song is sick because it's just a bunch of strange sounds.
Sufjan Stevens, "The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, or, We Apologize for the Inconvenience but You're Going to Have to Leave Now, or, 'I Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!'"
Shanholtzer-Dvorak: I don't actively listen to Sufjan, but every time someone shows me one of his songs I really like it. But still, I've never voluntarily put on a record. This is a fun instrumental track though. It's certainly audacious, and I back that song title.
Death Grips' "You Might Think He Loves You For Your Money But I Know What He Really Loves You For It's Your Brand New Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat"
Shanholtzer-Dvorak: I don't really care for Death Grips. The title looks like something someone would tweet and then people would screencap it and share it. I like this more than any Death Grips I've ever heard, and I still don't really care, but that's fine.
Crime In Stereo's "Long Song Titles Aren't Cool Anymore Because the Rest of You Fuckers Are No Good at It"
Shanholtzer-Dvorak: That's cool. I'm going to pretend they're dissing Fall Out Boy. It's only 37 seconds long. I liked the stuff they did towards the end more. This was never my kind of thing, maybe back in high school when I was more into (Gainsville punk rock band) Hot Water Music and other stuff.
Stephen Sondheim's "The Boy From Tacarembo La Tumbe Del Fuego Santa Malipas Zacatecas La Junta Del Sol Y Cruz"
Shanholtzer-Dvorak: I had no idea what this was. But ["The Girl From Ipanema"] is my favorite Sinatra song. [Laughs.] I'm into this.
Marnie Stern's This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That
Shanholtzer-Dvorak: I love Marnie Stern. This is the record I listen to the most of hers. I was just listening with someone the other day and we were trying to remember [the lyrics at] the start of "Prime." Also of interest, [drummer] Zach Hill from Death Grips played on this record. So those are related. Big fan of Marnie Stern, definitely.
Fiona Apple's When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He'll Win the Whole Thing 'fore He Enters the Ring There's No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might so When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand and Remember That Depth Is the Greatest of Heights and If You Know Where You Stand, Then You Know Where to Land and If You Fall It Won't Matter, Cuz You'll Know That You're Right
Shanholtzer-Dvorak: I didn't listen to that record when I was a kid and really into music and watching videos on MTV. The video for "Criminal" was really popular, I think that's a really sick song. But I was never really an active Fiona Apple fan. But I remember when that record came out, being like, "Jesus Christ." Little did I know...
Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood
Shanholtzer-Dvorak: I probably watched that movie 50 times when I was a kid. I wonder if it still holds up as an adult. I loved that movie when I was a lot younger. I thought it was hilarious, I was probably around 12 when it came out. I remember when they see [Tracey Cherelle Jones' Dashiki] at a party and she's got all her kids and Loc Dog goes, "She's got more kids than Mrs. Wayans!" I always thought that was a pretty good joke.


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Master of Arts in Teaching/MS Alternate Certification
Belhaven offers a challenging educational experience for aspiring teachers who desire to enhance their knowledge and skills. Our faculty and staff are committed to preparing professional educators who can provide distinctive Christian leadership and service in the classroom, the school, and the community. The goal of graduate teacher education is to prepare competent teachers who demonstrate both academic excellence and professional knowledge while providing distinctive Christian leadership and service to candidates, parents, and communities. The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) is designed for candidates who have a non-education undergraduate degree.
Master of Arts in Teaching/ Licensure degree (MAT/ LICENSURE)
The State of Mississippi requires unlicensed degree holders who wish to be licensed teachers to enroll in an M.A.T. Alternate Route program after passing PRAXIS CORE and PRAXIS II. The Mississippi Foundations of Reading Test (FOR) is also required for licensure in grades 4-6. A qualified candidate must take EDU 501 (Measurements and Evaluation) and 506 (Classroom Management) to apply for a Mississippi three-year provisional Class A license. After completing 1 year of teaching and while enrolled in two semesters of Internship/Mentor courses (EDU 502 and EDU 503), a candidate may apply for a Class A standard (5 year) license. EDU502 and EDU503 are part of a candidate's first year of teaching and include eight (8) online sessions every other week for 16 weeks during each of two semesters plus mentor-faculty observations. If a candidate completes the MAT program, application for a Class AA standard license can be made.
The Master of Arts in Teaching/Non-Licensure degree (MAT/NON-LICENSURE) is for individuals who have a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Arts degree in a content area other than Education and who would like to acquire the knowledge base of teaching and learning and want to gain the skills and competencies they need to become a teacher. Candidates completing this degree understand that the degree does NOT meet the requirement to apply for state teacher certification.
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The Master of Arts in Teaching degree is for candidates who hold non-educational undergraduate degrees and want to pursue the alternate route license at the graduate level (see steps to alternative teacher certification), or who currently hold an alternate license and desire a master's degree and standard certification. MAT graduates can teach in the elementary setting, grades 4 through 6, or in the secondary setting, grades 7 through 12. Candidates must submit test scores (CORE/ACT and Praxis II) that meet the minimum requirement and have a GPA of 2.75 or higher on one of the following:
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All required state tests must be passed prior to admission to the MAT-Licensure Alternate Route program.
Those seeking the MAT/Non-License have the same requirements as above but are not required to submit test scores prior to enrollment. Applicants admitted to the Master of Arts in Teaching/Non-Licensure program will be required to sign and submit a Memo of Understanding acknowledging that they understand the conditions and terms of the MAT/Non-Licensure degree. Once all state tests have been passed the candidate may transfer to the MAT/Alt Cert degree for alternate route teaching certification.


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Faith Lutheran's Book Club meets the first Saturday of every month at 10am at 3430 E. 51st St. "People of the Book" by Geraldine Brooks is the featured book for Apr. 6. Everyone is welcome.
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ARCHIP_BAS: Exchange of experiences in sustainable urban development
Architectural Institute in Prague (ARCHIP) and BAS have in the period from May-September 2016 had three encounters where we have exchanged and compared our approaches to education. Exhibtition of works from this collaboration were opened in ARCHIP 22. November. Read more!
Here you can download the brochure that explains the different phases, plus a more brief newsletter informing about the collaboration.
Some images from the opening party 22.November 2016.


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- Ukulele Tuner With Sound And Microphone
Mobile Ukulele Storage Rack
This cart enables music teachers to store up to 30 ukuleles of various sizes (soprano through baritone) in a mobile cart that makes the instruments quickly and easily accessible to students. It's also available in an 18-capacity version.
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Rainbow Ukulele Mega Bundle
Rainbow Ukulele is a system for teaching ukulele in the elementary general music classroom. In this system, students are systematically taught the history of the ukulele, the parts of the ukulele, how to tune, reading music (TAB and traditional notation), fingerstyle, and chords.
Students are led through playing songs using C7, C, F, and G7. There is a teacher edition available to help you guide your classes with an amazing PowerPoint presentation and complete lesson plans. In addition, a student book is available for students to write on and practice at home if desired.
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Charlotte Church and Gavin Henson plan beach wedding
They've been very quiet since they've settled down to have children, but now Charlotte Church and Gavin Henson have announced they plan to get married - just not anytime soon.
Charlotte, who is back presenting her own Channel 4 show, is expecting her second child with rugby star Gavin in November. And the pair admitted they are keen to tie the knot. Charlotte said:
"It will come in time, when we want to do it."
She added:
"We both think a wedding on a beach would be very romantic - when the time is right."
Charlotte and Gavin already have a ten month daughter called Ruby Megan but Charlotte revealed Gavin would like at least six more.
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Cooking and baking with surefire successWith electronically regulated programmes for over 100 international dishes, you can cook and bake cakes, bread, meat, etc. to perfection. No need to programme the mode or temperature and duration. In addition, the degree of cooking and the browning level, e.g. for meat, can be individually defined.
For the inexperienced as well Thanks to the automatic programmes Miele microwave ovens become culinary experts. Simply choose the desired programme and enter the weight of the food, for example. The appliance automatically determines the power level and cooking time. No other operation or monitoring is necessary.
Practical signal function The timer can be used independently of the microwave, e.g. when boiling eggs. The function is activated with two easy actions and gives an acoustic signal when the time entered has elapsed.
Cooking and baking entails surefire successWith electronically regulated programmes for up to 100 types of food, you can cook and bake cakes, bread, poultry, etc. to perfection. No need to programme the operating mode, or choose the temperature or duration.
Easy control of the cooking processCustomised and precise roasting of meat, fish and poultry by monitoring the core temperature incl. and the countdown indicator. No more need to supervise the cooking process. Using the food probe is simple and easy and makes menu planning enjoyable.
For faster cookingMany dishes can be cooked much more quickly by combining a traditional operating mode and the microwave function – depending on the dish you could save up to 30% of your time.
The QuickStart function offers quick access to the microwave's highest power level and makes the heating of food and drink easier. The defined time settings can be individually reprogrammed. For example, for your hot chocolate in the evening or heating up baby bottles.
Patented surface finish The inner cabinet of a microwave combination oven is made from stainless steel with a special linen-weave finish; this surface is also finished with PerfectClean making it less sensitive to scratching and considerably easier to clean than a conventional stainless steel oven interior.


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Rangers remove Saunders from roster
Baltimore, MD (SportsNetwork.com) - The Texas Rangers designated pitcher Joe Saunders for assignment Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the struggling lefty was shelled for a third consecutive start.
Saunders served up four home runs and was tagged for seven runs in five innings during Texas' 7-1 loss at Baltimore on Monday, with the effort raising his season earned run average to 6.13.
It marked the third straight outing that Saunders failed to pitch more than five innings, with the veteran surrendering 20 runs -- 17 earned -- and 26 hits over 13 2/3 innings while losing all three of those assignments.
Saunders, who joined the Rangers' injury-depleted rotation in March, went 0-5 in eight overall starts with the team.
Miles Mikolas was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock to replace Saunders on the active roster, with the right-hander scheduled to make his first major league start in Wednesday's matchup with the Orioles.
Mikolas has made 27 relief appearances in the big leagues, including two with Texas earlier this season. The 25-year-old has gone 3-1 with a 3.58 ERA in six starts since being inserted into Round Rock's rotation in late May.


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Background With a share of 8 %, aluminium is the third most abundant element in the earth?s crust. Thus, the availability of raw material supplies for the production of aluminium is almost unlimited.Production OverviewThe common raw material for aluminium production, bauxite is composed primarily of one or more aluminium hydroxide compounds, plus silica, iron and titanium oxides as the main impurities. It is used to produce aluminium oxide through the Bayer chemical process and subsequently aluminium through the Hall-Heroult electrolytic Process. On a world-wide average 4 to 5 tonnes of bauxite are needed to produce two tonnes of alumina, from which one tonne of aluminium can be produced. In Europe, usually the average bauxite consumption is 4.1 tonnes per tonne of aluminium.Bauxite ProductionMore than 100 million tonnes of bauxite are mined each year. The major locations of deposits are found in a wide belt around the equator. Bauxite is currently being extracted in Australia (in excess of 40 million tonnes per year), Central and South America (Jamaica, Brazil, Surinam, Venezuela, Guyana), Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, China), Russia, Kazakhstan and Europe (Greece).The material is mainly extracted by open-cast mining, which has a variable and highly site-specific effect on the local environment. The primary ecological concerns connected to this operation are related to the clearing of vegetation, affect on local flora and fauna, and soil erosion.Table 1. Breakdown of global bauxite production in 1998.Country Production(million tonnes/year) Australia 44.5 Guinea 17 Jamaica 12.6 Brazil 12 China 9 India 6 Venezuela 4.8 Surinam 3.9 Russia 3.6 Kazachstan 3.4 Guyana 2.3 Greece 1.8 Total 120.9 Bauxite Mining in Forest AreasThe conservation of rain forests is a key concern often voiced with regard to bauxite mining. Only about 6 % of the world?s bauxite mining is today conducted in rain forest regions, affecting a total area of around 1.5 km2 per year. The total area of the globe currently covered by rain forest is about 18 million km2.The original flora and fauna of much of the land involved in bauxite mining is restored once mining operations have ceased. For all forest areas used for bauxite mining, 80% is returned to native forests, the rest is replaced by agriculture, commercial forest, or recreational area, thereby making the area more productive for the local community. As far as rain forests in particular are concerned, however, the area used for bauxite mining in rain forests is almost totally reverted back to rain forest.RevegetationDuring the preparation of a site for open-cast mining, the surface soil is removed to get access to the bauxite. In order to avoid soil erosion and to ensure that vegetation is returned to the land, many companies have water drainage practices during mining operations, separate removal of top soil (50 per cent reuse it directly after the mining operation) and over 60 per cent have their own nursery plant facilities. Rehabilitation plans are established prior to the start-up of operations and the investments required to implement these plans are built into mining costs.Proof of the Aluminium Industry?s Commitment to the EnvironmentAlcoa won for example in 1990 the United Nations Environmental Programmes ?Global 500 Roll of Honour for Environmental Achievement? award for exemplary reforestation and recultivation of its bauxite mines in Western Australia. A computer-based system that integrates mining with environmental management was developed: the Geographical Information System (GIS). It helps engineers and scientists to produce accurate mine plans that consider biological diversity, land use value, and water quality.The Aluminium Industry and Land ReclamationA company such as Alcan has developed what is now one of the most successful land reclamation projects in Brazil thanks to employee education, surveys of flora and fauna, and the creation of on-site plant nursery and seed collection programmes. Over 450 of the 950 hectares of mined land are already completely restores to forest with 1.2 million transplants of at least 350 native species of vegetation.
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Barn Owl Roost is a very pretty Cornish stone cottage in a countryside setting. With views of rolling hills, it's a secluded spot perfect for exploring the countryside and coastline around Padstow.
With an open plan living, dining and kitchen area, two bedrooms and two bathrooms, this is a perfect family home away from home or ideal for a couple. The property is dog-friendly too, and with outdoor space overlooking the valley it's a perfect spot for a sunny breakfast or unwinding of an evening after a day out exploring.
There is private parking for up to three cars, WiFi throughout, an outdoor dining suite and a BBQ. The property is also baby friendly and supplied with a travel cot (bring your own bedding) and a highchair. On request a bath seat, plug socket guards, microwave bottle steriliser and plastic crockery/cutlery can be provided.
Barn Owl Roost is perfect for exploring the north Cornish coast. With Padstow just up the road, there are plenty of excellent places to eat and some great sandy beaches. The South West Coastal Path and Camel Estuary are well worth exploring to experience the natural beauty of this stunning area, and offer lots of activities such as watersports, cycling and fishing. Further along the coast you'll find Rock, Polzeath and Port Isaac which are breathtakingly beautiful Cornish seaside towns.
This open plan space has slate flooring with under floor heating throughout and high vaulted ceilings. The living area has cosy cream sofas and matching rug and a huge wood burning stove for cooler nights. There's a flat screen Sky TV with a full Sky Sports package and a SONOS system to wirelessly listen to music. French windows lead out to the patio.
The kitchen is bespoke and complete with Bosch oven, hob and microwave, a dishwasher and a Nespresso machine. A utility room houses the washer/dryer and freezer. The farmhouse – style dining table sits close to the kitchen whilst outside there's a table and chairs for outside meals.
Bedroom 1 (ensuite)
This room has a spacious king-size bed, bespoke wardrobe, bedside tables and full length mirror. The en suite has a roomy shower and plenty of storage space.
Bedroom 2
Very similar in style to bedroom one, this has a super king-sized bed which is 'zip and link' meaning it can be made into twin beds if necessary.
This bathroom has a bath, huge drench-head shower, basin, WC and heated towel rail. Both this and the en suite have Molton Brown toiletries and thick, fluffy towels.
A lovely patio overlooks the hills opposite and comes with a dining set and BBQ.


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The Rolex Submariner is waterproof to a depth of 300 meters, thanks to the company's Triplelock winding mechanism that keeps the oyster case of the watch watertight. If your Submariner has stopped working, it likely it needs to be wound. If you find that the watch doesn't start after following the steps below, you'll need to contact your dealer. Opening a Rolex watch and trying to repair a problem yourself could invalidate your warranty.
Take the watch off of your wrist.
Unscrew and release the Triplelock crown mechanism and wind the watch. Rotate the crown between 30 and 40 times. Don't worry about over-winding your Submariner, as all Rolex watches are equipped with a built-in protection mechanism.
Screw the locking mechanism back into place and put the watch back on your wrist. If it has not started, rotate your wrist gently to "kick-start" the rotor. If it still doesn't start, take it off your wrist, put it to one side and allow it to start on its own without further interference.


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Probably the best trailer I've seen out of E3 this year. I didn't play the first game and had no intention of playing the second until watching this, which kind of sold me on the idea. Did Vader really expect like seven storm troopers to kill him?
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LucasArts Announces Force Unleashed 2 At VGA
Pretty cool trailer, no game play though.
Lucasarts Classics Out On Steam And Direct2Drive
Lucasarts has released a number of their older titles for both Steam and Direct2Drive. They packaged the games together, one package containing Jedi Knight series, the other package having a few of their classic adventure games.
Direct2Drive adventure game pack contains The Dig, Fate of Atlantis, Last Crusade and Loom for $9.95, and the Jedi Knight bundle has Dark Forces, Jedi Knight II & Jedi Academy for $14.95.
Steam, has the same adventure pack for $9.99 (save .04 using Direct2Drive!) and all five Jedi Knight games for $20.
Loom has to have one of the worst covers, ever.
Lucasarts Announces New Platformer Lucidity
Lucasarts, at least in recent years, has focused primarily on Star Wars and Indiana Jones games. They used to do other stuff, especially in the mid 90's (their complete list of games is here). Perhaps attempting to branch out again, Lucasarts unveiled a new 2D platformer on GTTV today. Lucidity is part 2D platformer, part puzzle game and will be download only, available on the PC and through Xbox Live. Instead of controlling the main character, Sophie, players alter the level so that Sophie can get across it (Sophie is A.I. controlled). Looks pretty interesting, I can't wait to see more. The game will be released on Xbox Live later this month, no word on the PC release date.
A few more shots, below.
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Women today: Confident, ambitious and ready to progress
Did you know we're seeing a tidal wave of organisations across the world injecting greater urgency into their efforts to tackle gender imbalances in the workplace? But with progress so slow, what has to change for women at work and how can organisations deliver diversity strategies that will drive real progress?
To celebrate International Women's Day this year, PwC is releasing our new research publication Time to talk: What has to change for women at work, as we aim to help answer this challenging question, shape the debate, and help accelerate change – both at PwC and in business at large.
Two clear messages shine through, firstly: that women are more career confident and ambitious than ever, they are ready to progress, and secondly: that employers still have a lot of work to do to capitalise on this female potential and drive change.
Rising female confidence and ambition
Women are more confident and ambitious than ever. 82% are confident in their ability to fulfil their career aspirations, 77% in their ability to lead, and 73% are actively seeking career advancement opportunities. Furthermore, they have strong leadership aspirations, with 75% of women saying it was important to them they reach the top of their chosen career, namely obtain a leadership position. Women are confident, ambitious and ready to progress.
Women are also more proactively pursuing their career goals by actively negotiating for raises, promotions and seeking out the experiences seen as critical to career advancement. And our survey shows it is working – there is a strong positive correlation that the women who negotiate are getting what they ask for, particular with regards to high-visibility projects and stretch assignments.
More work to do: An ecosystem for change
And while there is a lot to be positive about, this is not yet translating into the levels of advancement it should and there is a huge amount of work employers still need to do. The report identifies an ecosystem of three elements which are essential to creating a more inclusive working environment where women – and men – can succeed. But these won't be effective in isolation. Organisations need to focus on all three elements simultaneously to create real change. These are:
- Transparency and trust matter. A lot.
- Support networks and advocacy go a long way. Women need strategic support.
- Life, family and work. There are grave concerns regarding flexibility and motherhood penalties.
We'd like to invite you learn more about what has to change for women at work, the career aspirations of women and the ecosystem for progress by visiting www.pwc.com/timetotalk.


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Bella Thorne Stars in New Candie's Campaign and Spills on Her 'Tomboy-ish Style'
See the star's fun new ads for Candie's.
Courtesy Candie's
She may only be 16, but Bella Thorne has already established herself as one to watch in the fashion world. (She's right up there with Kiernan Shipka and Hailee Steinfeld, in our book!) We'd totally raid her closet if we got the chance.
Candie's also took notice — the actress is now showing her love for style as the line's latest brand ambassador — and while she wears minis in most of the ads, she can't wait to wear some of the longer pieces in the new spring collection.
"I love the maxi dresses," she tells PEOPLE. "I plan on wearing them with a cute sandal, long necklaces, possibly a floppy hat in the summer. I'm going to do a total Bohemian look with it."
Courtesy Candie's
It's not just access to all the clothes (sold exclusively at Kohl's — but we bet hers come right to her house) that has her excited. Thorne's also honored to join the list of famous Candie's girls who came before her. "It is so exciting because I'm joining people I look up to admire … total icons," she shares. "I think the Candie's ads have always had a timeless and iconic feel to them. For me, it means, I'm moving up, following my dreams just like Britney, Vanessa and Carly Rae did before me. The Candie's brand signifies all things feminine and it's all about girl power. I am happy that I get to celebrate that image with them."
Thorne's fans already know she loves to push the envelope on the red carpet (like this crop top high-waisted skirt ensemble), but when she's not getting snapped at events, she's more low-key.
"My red carpet style is girly and tends to lean more towards dresses," she says. "My personal style is more laid back, almost tomboyish. I love jeans and Converse and t-shirts."
What do you think of the star's new Candie's campaign? Are you a fan of her style? Share your thoughts below!
–Brittany Talarico


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Project Backups. Backups help to save an important milestone in the Project. Copies of Projects can be stored in the app or saved to local storage.
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Banished to this place for a crime not committed
Alone I walk in fear of this forbidden zone
I feel a darkened force surrounding me
In solitude and pain I've wandered endlessly
Oh take this nightmare away
Why must I be tormented by this pain
Night falls as I approach the barren wasteland
The cries I hear are made of creatures still unknown
Strange thoughts and visions now are haunting me
Somehow I know this place was meant for me
Watch out! No mans land
Lost now in a world of pure darkness
No mans no mans land, world of pure evil
Alone the dark stranger walks through the barren wasteland
He struggles with the fact he has been
chosen to enter the forbidden zone
Why was he chosen for this journey and why have
the Gods selected him as the people's savior
All the while he listens to the voices in the wind
warning him to beware!! Yeah, yeah.


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Nashville Clinic
E.S. Rose Sports Complex
You are invited to participate in the FREE Legends for Youth Clinic presented by the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association!
What: FREE Youth Baseball Clinic
When: Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013, from 1-4 p.m.
Where: E.S. Rose Sports Complex - Baseball Field
1000 Edgehill Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
Who: Former Major League Baseball players will teach you the fundamentals of the game and life skills.
How: Registration for this clinic has closed.
About Legends for Youth Clinic Series: Legends for Youth is a charitable program running more than 85 free events each year nationwide. Its mission is to promote the game of baseball to America's youth using positive sports images and personalities.
Make a contribution to the LFY Program or the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA). Thanks for your support!


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Examines legal regulation of the employment relationship, focusing on the erosion of the employment-at-will doctrine through various tort and contract theories, law of employee mobility including non-competes and trade secrets, protection of employee privacy and speech interests, entitlement to overtime under the Fair labor Standards Act, and the regulation of health and pension benefits under ERISA. Excludes the union/management issues covered in Labor Law and statutory discrimination issues covered in Employment Discrimination.
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