text:
James I. O'Neill High School students and school employees are mourning the loss of a favorite teacher and coach who died Monday in an early morning car crash in the Town of Newburgh.
Christopher Page, 27, an English teacher at the Highland Falls school for more than three years, was killed driving his 2015 Dodge Charger north on Route 300 around 6:45 a.m. , when he failed to negotiate a curve and struck a utility police, according to Town of Newburgh Lt. James Nenni.
O'Neil Principal Debbie Brand said in a statement that a crisis team was available to the school for as long as needed: "As many of you know, Mr. Page did so much for our school and community, all while touching the lives of students, their families, and his colleagues, Brand said. "We know how difficult this time is for everyone in our community. To help all through the grieving process, we have a team of grief counselors working with us. for the kids and the faculty."
Page, of the hamlet of Wallkill, also coached the junior varsity football team, in addition to coaching the girls' junior varsity basketball team and assisted with the boys lacrosse team.
To help students and faculty struggling with the news, the school canceled all after-school practices and games Tuesday and held an expanded day so students could speak with teachers, coaches, advisors, and counselors, Brand said.
Police said the accident is still under investigation. Services have not been announced.
Click here to sign up for Daily Voice's free daily emails and news alerts.


text:
8:00 pm
Death In Paradise Angelique Morel, a local voodoo priestess, predicts her own murder by a scarred man and is found dead the next day. Richard finds it hard to understand his team's belief that her predictions must have become a reality, and wants to convince the team her death had nothing to do with voodoo spirits and everything to do with cyanide poisoning.G
9:00 pm
Call The Midwife "S2 E2" The Nonnatus community is rocked when the Kelly family's newborn son dies in unexplained circumstances. Cynthia, who had attended the birth, comes under intense scrutiny from the police and the pregnant women of Poplar. Despite reassurances from her friends and colleagues, Cynthia questions her own abilities and the strain takes its toll on her work and health.G
10:00 pm
Lark Rise to Candleford Milkmaid Nan takes a fancy to Alf but their budding love may be thwarted by an animosity between neighbors. In Candleford, James Dowland strives to mend his relationship with Dorcas, which interferes with his business interests, threatening Thomas Brown's job and his relationship with Miss Ellison.G
11:00 pm
Midsomer Murders "A Talent for Life, Part 1" In the village of Malham Bridge, Barnaby and Troy are faced with a double murder when feisty former socialite Isobel Hewitt and local Casanova Dr. Duncan Goff are found bludgeoned to death together by a nearby fishing river. Part 1 of 2G

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Shares of Scripps Networks (NYSE:SNI) rallied 7% Wednesday morning amid reports that Discovery Communications (NASDAQ:DISCA) is exploring a buyout bid for the parent of the Food Network and Travel Channel.
Continue Reading Below
However, Citigroup (NYSE:C) expressed doubt about the likelihood of a deal, citing a lack of strategic sense.
A tie-up between Scripps and Discovery, which owns TLC and Animal Planet, would represent one of the biggest transactions in the media space in recent years and could kick off a flurry of cable deals.
According to Variety, Discovery discussed the idea of making a run at Scripps Networks at a board meeting on Tuesday.
Discovery hasn't made a formal offer for Scripps and may not decide to proceed, The Wall Street Journal reported. Discovery's interest is being partially driven by concern about the fallout of possible consolidation among cable and satellite operators that sell subscription television, the paper reported.
Reports indicate Discovery has previously approached Scripps about a possible transaction, but the Scripps family trust that used to control the company wasn't interested.
Scripps declined to comment on the reports, while Discovery didn't immediately respond to an inquiry.
Citigroup downgraded Scripps to "sell" from "neutral" on Wednesday, saying the only way a deal would make sense would be if Discovery believed it could expand Scripps into international markets more aggressively.
"We do not believe this is the case. As such, we think it's unlikely that the press reports are true," Citi analyst Jason Bazinet wrote in a research note, adding that the stock reaction is "unwarranted."
Bazinet also noted that any deal would likely not be all cash because it would push leverage too high.
Based in Knoxville, Tenn., Scripps was spun off from newspaper publisher E.W. Scripps (NYSE:SSP) in 2008 and had a market capitalization of $13.6 billion entering Wednesday's trading day.
In addition to the Food Network, Scripps owns HGTV, DIY Network, the Cooking Channel and Great American Country.
Scripps shareholders cheered the prospects of a deal, bidding the stock 7..02% higher to $80.53 on Wednesday morning. The rally leaves Scripps up 39% so far this year.
Shares of Discovery advanced 1.21% to $86.20 in recent trading, extending its 2013 rally to almost 36%.
An acquisition of Scripps could mark the start of a slew of transactions in the cable sector, with other rumored targets including AMC Networks (NASDAQ:AMCX), Starz (NASDAQ:STRZA), Viacom (NASDAQ:VIA) and Discovery itself.


text:
A couple of weeks ago, I featured the 1946 Girls Basketball Team in our home town of Coon Rapids, Iowa, winning the Iowa State Championship. Today, we feature 'where/when it all began.'
This is a clipping from the very first High School Annual in 1917, featuring the First Girl's Basketball Team in Coon Rapid, in 1909. P.S. The young lady on the left became a great-aunt of my wife, Nancy.
Families are Forever! ;-)


text:
The rapid growth of the biofuels industry is generating demand for grains, particularly corn and soybeans, as evidenced by corn prices near $4 per bushel. The explosion of the biofuels market demand is also raising concerns about the use of natural resources and the potential impacts on global markets for food grains and feed grains.
These issues will be examined at Biofuels, Food and Feed Tradeoffs, a conference sponsored by Farm Foundation, USDA Rural Development and the USDA Office of Energy Policy and New Uses. The conference will be April 12-13, 2007, at the Marriott St. Louis Airport, St. Louis, Mo.
Biofuels, Food and Feed Tradeoffs will feature the latest research on the short- and medium-term impacts of increased biofuel production on food and feed markets in the United States and worldwide. Challenges will be examined in four key areas — environmental, production, distribution and logistics. Business strategies and policy initiatives will be explored. Participants will be asked to help identify future research needs. A tentative conference program is posted on the Farm Foundation Web site, www.farmfoundation.org.
This is the fourth in a series of conferences Farm Foundation has helped organize on the topic of agriculture and energy. Previous conferences addressed issue related to agriculture as a producer and consumer of energy, agriculture's role as an energy producer, and risk management issues related to energy. Presentations from those conferences are available on the Farm Foundation Web site.
Registration for the April 2007 conference is $160 if paid by March 21, after which the fee will be $200. Registration can be done online at www.farmfoundation.org. A special room rate of $119 plus taxes, single or double, is available for reservations made by March 21. Room reservations should be made directly with the hotel, Marriott St. Louis Airport, (800) 228-9290.
For more information contact Steve Halbrook, vice president, Farm Foundation, firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
Related Products
What We Say About This Kayak , ftThe Tootega Pulse is one of our best selling sit on top kayaks. Available in 2 sizes which is great to ensure you get the right boat for your weight and ability. Great for paddling on your own, Messing around in the Surf or going on a paddling adventure.ft , Kayak Description Drawing on Tootegas experience and passion for the ocean they have developed a sit on top kayak that excels in the surf, whilst still retaining great characteristics for those flat day paddles. The versatile Pulse is also one of the most stable boats on the market, making it perfect to try a spot of fishing from, or for a leisurely paddle down your local river. Taking advantage of cutting edge production and clever design, Tootega have made the Pulse both highly durable and lightweight. Combine this with the well balanced carry handles and youll have no problem carrying the Pulse down the beach or lifting it onto your car roof rack. One of the keys to the Pulses great handling characteristics is a clever and carefully designed double concave hull that provides both initial and secondary stability. Couple that with a good overall waterline length and tracking channels built into the hull. The Pulse ready can track well on flat water and yet still release when catching small waves. , The Pulse is available in 3 sizes the 85, 95 which our both singles or the 120 double. We suggest that the Pulse 85 is a great boat for the smaller sized paddler or someone looking for a lighter weight boat for storage and movability. If you are looking to paddle a bit further afield and go out for multiple hours and need a higher max capacity. , Features , Engineered sculpted scuppers, Paddle Keeper, 6 Inch Hatch, Moulded in Handles, Ergonomic Central Console, Stainless Steel Fittings, Superlinear Polyethylene Shell , Tracking, Hull, Water bottle, Dimensions , Length: 288 cm / 95ft, Width: 75 cm / 29.5ft, Max Capacity: 125 kg / 275 lbs, Weight: 19 kg / 41 lbs, Why Buy From Shore.co.uk We have been selling Kayaks online for over 10 years, Live Stock, Everything we have on our site is In Stock and available for dispatch, The Biggest Online Selection of Tootega Kayaks on the web, We have a real shop too! - Running over 30 Years, Come and Demo all the different kayaks at our store, 100m from the beach, Expert advice - call us on 01243 674830, ,


text: Friday, August 26, 2011 CT Scans More Common for All ED Complaints Use of CT scans in the emergency department (ED) quadrupled over recent decades, with more than 1 in 8 patients getting the tests in 2007, says a Reuters Health article based on a study in Annals of Emergency Medicine. Scans became more common for ED patients with all 20 of the most common complaints, and increased the fastest for stomach, side, and chest pains. The research team used a representative sample of about 370,000 trips to EDs across the United States between 1996 and 2007. For each visit, they had information on patients' primary complaint, whether or not they were given a CT scan in the ED, and if they were ultimately admitted to the hospital for further treatment or observation. In 1996, just over 3% of all trips to the ED included a CT scan. By 2007, almost 14% of ED visits resulted in a CT scan, which is about a quarter of the 72 million CT scans done in the country. Over the course of the study, fewer patients were admitted to the hospital after getting a CT scan. That could mean that the tests helped physicians rule out serious conditions and avoid keeping patients in the hospital, says the article, but the study can't prove that the 2 events are definitely linked. In addition to the high costs of imaging services, physicians and patients should both keep in mind that the scans aren't harmless, researchers told Reuters. Radiation from scans has been linked to slightly increased cancer risks many years down the line. In addition, unnecessary scans could lead to incidental findings that probably wouldn't have caused a patient any problems, but prompt more health care visits and more scans for follow-up.


text:
World Class Outdoor Entertainment the fresh alternative for client entertainment in North Carolina - 30 Minutes from Pinehurst!
Luxury overnight accommodations for up to 12 guests. Click here for more details.
Invest in your most important clients, customers or team members by providing truly exceptional and unforgettable outdoor experiences. Like nothing else, at the King Fisher Society you have an entire lake and 2000 acre wildlife preserve to explore. Nothing to disrupt the momentum of your conversations. No on-lookers, no eaves-droppers, just some of the worlds finest quail hunting, and trophy bluegill and bass fishing which B.A.S.S. founder Ray Scott calls a:
fishing sanctuary that is unparalleled to anything else in North America.
And while the fishing and hunting are great, our diligent pre-visit planning will ensure that nothing will interfere with the camaraderie and connections you and your guests desire.
"The King Fisher Society has created a world-class experience on par with any premier entertainment activity. The King Fisher Society sets itself apart as one of the truly special places where individuals gather to enjoy the best bass fishing as it was meant to be enjoyed – in quiet solitude on a private lake with supreme service standards".
--Brien White, Relationship Manager, Wealth Management Firm


text:
On-site power generation got attention during last year's Y2K mania. But, the real driver for such capability is far more substantial than concerns over the calendar. We want information to flow the same way water does when we open the tap; on demand and uninterrupted.
Power makes information accessible, and we have built a culture around information. If you buy from a Web site, credit card approval takes only seconds. Your pharmacist can look you up in a central database to see your prescription history and lifesaving notes about you. A grocer scans a bar code so the automatic inventory system can order replacements. Company Intranets span the globe so workers can collaborate on projects and share files in real time. And then you have plane fares, bank transactions, stock transactions, e-mail; the list keeps going. As a result, we have today's incredible avalanche of information. That information requires an enormous infrastructure of systems and subsytems, which all depend on power to operate.
Data centers are part of that infrastructure. I've seen some interesting things in visits to data centers. From "command bunkers" inside AOL, operators go to on-site power if a storm is within 10 miles of the facility. An Omaha bank uses fuel cells for primary and secondary power sources; 100% on-site power. A Kansas City data center uses redundant backup generators with alternate fuel sources. Others use flywheels or battery farms. The investment in on-site power is staggering.
Since we rely on the availability of so much information, data centers assign a dollar value to each second of downtime. Typically, that value is at least six figures per client. If you want information available 90% of the time, you don't need on-site power. At 99%, you do. If you want 99.99% availability, you are then at what the data industry calls "2 nines" of reliability. The emerging standard is 5 nines. The fuel-cell-driven bank in Omaha stands at 6 nines.
Today's information age means well-planned on-site power systems are no passing "Y2K fad." They're now integral to our society. Look for more on-site generation insights in this month's cover story "On-Site Power"


text:
The Red Devils scored early and often, racking up five touchdowns in the second quarter alone, giving them a 49-7 halftime lead in their homecoming game.
"Our offense is really clicking and we are playing as a team not individuals," said Red Devil quarterback Jacob Francis, who scored two touchdowns and threw for another.
"We had another strong game on both offense and defense," added GCHS head coach Dennis Wells.
Junior Ronnie Dolphin set the tone in the opening minute of the contest when he intercepted a North Sevier pass and ran it back 33 yards into the end zone for a touchdown. Francis kicked the extra point to give Grand an early 7-0 lead.
Later in the first quarter, the Red Devils struck again, this time on a 20-yard touchdown run by Francis. But North Sevier answered with a 63-yard TD pass from Fisher Anderson to Collin Rassmussen, and added the extra point to make it 14-7 at the end of the first quarter.
Red Devil running back Koi Cook scored a two-yard rushing touchdown on the first play of the second quarter. A couple minutes later, Cameron Taylor ran back a punt for a touchdown.
The Red Devils scored next when Francis connected on a 16-yard touchdown pass to Layton Call. Taylor then added a one-yard touchdown run, which came on the heels of two other consecutive plays by Taylor, a 37-yard pass reception and a nine-yard run.
With 1:11 to play in the second quarter, Francis intercepted a pass at midfield and scrambled 49 yards for a touchdown. Francis added his seventh straight extra-point kick to make it 49-7 at halftime.
The only score of the second half was a three-yard TD run by Cook late in the third quarter. Francis missed that extra-point kick, however, leaving the score at 55-7.
While the teams held each other scoreless the rest of the way, the clock ran essentially without stopping during the fourth quarter, due to the so-called mercy rule that goes into effect in lopsided contests.
With the victory, Grand boosted its season record to 3-0 and is now averaging more than 50 points per contest. The Red Devils also avoided punting the ball for the third week in a row.
Francis ended up with 118 yards passing and 74 yards rushing, in addition to another 106 all-purpose yards on a kick return and the interception return. Cook rushed for 101 yards on offense and led the team with 10 tackles.
This week, on Friday, Sept. 13, the Red Devils will play their first road game of the season when they travel to Monroe to face the South Sevier Rams. South Sevier is 2-1 so far this year, coming off a last-second win over the San Juan Broncos at Blanding on Sept. 6. The Rams kicked a 30-yard field goal as time expired to win that game 10-7, which was reportedly South Sevier's first win over San Juan since 1978.
"It will probably be our first true test," said coach Wells, noting that Grand beat the Rams by a single point when they two teams met at Moab last year – Grand won that Sept. 28, 2012 contest by the score of 14-13.
"Offensively, we hope to score more points than we did last year," Wells said. "The key is going to be whether our defense can shut them down."
"We know it's going to be a dogfight!" Francis added.


text:
Puff Expanding His Hustle With Yet Another Business: Behind The Scenes With Diddy & Mark Wahlberg On "AQUAhydrate Day"
Go behind the scenes with Sean "Diddy" Combs and Mark Wahlberg as they launch their new performance water AQUAhydrate in LA. Learn about how the got together on the project and more.
Please click the "Report" button below if the video on this page is not working properly.
Comments will only be displayed by verified emails. No Spamming or Racism.


text:
Today, hailing from the tropics to top spas, we bring you my favorite way to relax. It's the Lava shell massage.
Sound exotic? It is! A recycled tiger shell clam from the Philippines is used as a massage tool. The shell is filled with a mixture of seawater, algae and minerals. The shell then heats up to almost 120 degrees.
The natural narrow edge and shape of the shell combined with the heat makes it a perfect tool for deep tissue work to instantly relax your muscles. It also is a natural detox, and stimulates blood flow, temporarily relieving pain. So for a massage that is creating waves and can take you far away try the Lava Shell Massage!


text:
REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- This old house: City convenience with country vibe
Address: 1621 Grove St. Ext.
Neighborhood: Forest Hills
Asking: $272,500
Assessment: $158,600
Year Built: 1913
Size: 1,102 fin. sq. ft.
Land: 0.25 acres
Agent: Erin Garcia, Loring Woodruff Real Estate Associates, 434-981-7245
Curb Appeal: 5 out of 10
Every time I think I know Charlottesville, I discover a new neighborhood. Or I get lost. I did both this week on the way to Grove Street Extended, a quiet dead-end banked up against the railroad tracks behind the University of Virginia Health System on Jefferson Park Avenue.
This cozy white 1913 farmhouse with its blue front porch was originally one in a row of four and has been used as a rental off and on through years. The current owner lives in the house and rents her two spare bedrooms, bringing in about $1,000 per month. The four parking spaces in front of the house make renting easy, and it helps that the house, although almost a century old, has not been neglected.
Several updates have been made since the new millennium, including revamped electric and plumbing systems, new high-efficiency central air, duct work, insulated windows, and a gas furnace and water heater. The roof was redone in 2006 and an ADT alarm system installed for home security.
Some of the old farmhouse's quirks remain, like slanted hardwood floorboards in the dining room and upstairs bedrooms. The house predates the "more, more, more" ethos of modern construction. Shoppers looking for things like granite countertops and a mudroom should look elsewhere.
But efficiency can be refreshing, especially for those not outsourcing floor washing to the Merry Maids.
There's no foyer in the house; the front door opens directly to the living room, which has a new gas fireplace as its centerpiece. To the right is the first floor bedroom, the smallest of three. The kitchen, spacious and sunny, and breakfast bar overlook the living room from the left. White tile and oak kitchen counters provide an interesting contrast to the stainless steel sink. In an odd, turn-of-the-last-century quirk, the first floor's full bathroom is located directly across the way.
Just past the kitchen/bathroom set-up is a room the agent calls a dining room— but she notes it could be a study or fourth bedroom since it has a closet. (The closet is currently being used as a pantry.) A door shuts this area off from the kitchen, but since it's located between the kitchen and the back porch, it's not very practical as a bedroom.
The two larger bedrooms on the top floor have slanted ceilings and a small nook (about three feet on each side). The bedrooms flank the staircase that leads up to a small landing with the full bathroom just behind. The bathroom, painted light blue with a leaf stencil detail, has an original claw-foot tub— another farmhouse perk.
The house is situated close to the front of its quarter-acre lot, leaving a big backyard with raised beds and raspberry and blackberry bushes. The enclosed back porch is currently being multi-purposed as a laundry room (no basement in this place), but there's also a large outdoor patio area for cookouts in (sigh) warmer weather.
For all its rustic charm, I'm having trouble justifying the listing price, which is more than $100,000 over the (admittedly low) assessment. Granted, this house just came on the market, so maybe the seller is taking her chances. Or maybe she's trying to offset the new roof.
But looking at the city assessor's transfer record, the current owner purchased the (then recently remodeled house) in late 2006 for $259,500. We all know what came next. Cue recession, cue drop in property values. At this point, the seller is probably just trying to break even. And that's something we all can understand.
Each week, a brave local seller invites the Hook to provide an impartial, warts-and-all look at their real estate listing. E-mail yours today!


text:
The Canadian and Israeli navies conducted joint rescue and maneuvering exercises in the Gulf of Aqaba on Feb. 7.
Crews from the HMCS Toronto and the INS Kidon took part in a search-and-rescue and passing exercise – called "SAREX" in naval jargon – as well as an exchange of sailors as part of the manoeuvres.
Brig.-Gen. (Res.) Eden Attias, Israeli Ministry of Defence attaché to Canada told The CJN that the joint operation was another "significant step in our bourgeoning bilateral ties."
"As one of the first concrete achievements to come out of the 2011 memorandum of understanding on defence relations, the exercise was the result of nearly six months of co-ordination," Attias said in an email.
Two years ago in Jerusalem, Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay and his Israeli counterpart, Ehud Barak, signed a memorandum of understanding on military relations.
"The security of both Israelis and Canadians is strengthened when our militaries work together sharing in experience and expertise," Attias said.
An account of the joint military exercise was published on the Department of National Defence's (DND) website on Feb. 21.
According to the DND, five Canadian sailors were sent to observe on the Kidon, while Israel sent seven sailors to the Toronto.
"These exchanges are a very important way for navies to interact with one another. It gives excellent insight into the operating procedures of allies so that when they are called on to work together in an operational capacity, they are aware of what is happening on the other vessel and they know what to expect," the department said.
Sub-Lieut. Drew MacLeod, one of the five Canadian seamen sent aboard the Israeli vessel, was quoted in the report as saying he was amazed at how "the language of warfare" transcends cultures.
"It was also nice to have the opportunity to have lunch with them and get a taste of Israel," he said.
HMCS Toronto's commanding officer, Cmdr. David Patchell, reported that the joint exercise was "an exceptional opportunity to work with our friends in the Israeli Navy, sharing ideas and medical procedures that can benefit both countries."
He complimented his Israeli counterparts, calling them "extremely professional and welcoming in working with Toronto."


text:
Opinion: Bombing Immigration Reform?
Political Diary editor Jason Riley on GOP calls to delay immigration reform in the wake of the Boston terror bombing. Photo credit: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... Alston bombings have a blowback on the effort to re form our immigration system ... is with Indiana Republicans and cuts had to say this week and ... immigration is an ... issue that has dramatic economic effect on American citizens security implications ... just push it back a month or two ... let the emotions settle down letters to an irrational way ... to make good judgments ... based on the urgency of the moment ... Congress has is ... no way does rushing to judgments without thinking through carefully ... we're talking months here or a few weeks not years ... political diary editor Jason Riley also the author of wet and and ... joins me now I Jason ... I'm confused what do the Boston bombings in immigration reform have to do with one another I thought that the son of brothers came into the country of legal clean ... write a new gas say the sale of out of the nine eleven hijackers were connected to a Mexican migrants coming here to work ... aam but in the public's mind of border security is border security and people ... I've ... come into the country ... that we don't want hear ... whether they can come in legally or illegally ... aam a kid's linked to these horrific events and so ... right before on nine eleven President Bush and the sun to Fox's than the present of Mexico while working on an immigration deal aam fell in love more border security along our southern southern border of a guest worker program so forth but nine eleven but all that up ... on the back burner for quite some time for almost half decade ... and so there is a danger that aam that the Boston bombing could come to derail immigration reform which is currently in place to live in addition the Senate last week I we just heard one word peace in this opinion red cent and echoed by others yes there have been a number of senators who have invoked Boston ... in discussing immigration Jeff sessions of Alabama Chuck Grassley ... of Iowa and today Rand Paul ... of Kentucky ... aam who is also consider presidential material and twenty sixteen ... is ... talking about the security implications of the Boston bombing in the context ... of discussing immigration reform that summer these guys ... are always weren't any rate I any admin not changing the margins and top brass have opposed increasing legal immigration to the H1 B visas are cast worker program for low skill workers and so forth ... over the years old so this is just a any excuse to go out there whether it's high unemployment for securing all find a reason all of ... the Rand Paul had been making noises ... about aam being a little less restriction is the Nasdaq ... aam the head of the former congressman and a well drawn Energy and I had a brace of hearing him this morning was a little bit more surprising than hearing the app so what's the response from the pro immigration reform camp that the bill has ... good security elements in it so well sometimes ... the baths ... what we want is for border security to be a will focus ... on the bed that's ... right now our border security is focused on chasing the people who come here to mow lawns and her babies and flip burgers and chop up chicken had set out ... at plants in Arkansas and so forth ... and ... we have limited resources so last time spent chasing down those folks ... would mean theoretically more time spent chasing down your drug dealers are potential terrorists cure human smugglers ... and so forth so a guest worker program that allows economic migrants to come here illegally ... what makes the country safer ... Jason We and John McCain on the show last weekend his point was looking for in legalize eleven million people ... we have to register with the government ... the eleven million people we can suddenly keep better track of it you buy that argument that there is something to that I mean ... you wanna know who's in the country it's important to know who's here ... and I think ... the vast majority of people coming would use the front door ... it was available to them ... they all eleven the channels they have no desire ... to come here and work in the underground economy that would certainly mean ... more revenues for the government putting these people on the books paying all the taxes they Ardi paintings like sales taxes ... property taxes that they rent ... but to have them all on the books in the above ... Brown economy certainly would make up government better oftentimes over from a revenue perspective so they're all kinds of arguments for ... giving people legal is more legal ways ... to come here but in this context the most important thing that would do is free up resources ... to focus on the next potential Boston ... based Islamist thinking so much common sense and sister ... I am not taking an all this


text:
Bernese Mountain Dog
The Bernese Mountain Dog (German: Berner Sennenhund) is a large-sized breed of dog, one of the four breeds of Sennenhund-type dogs from the Swiss Alps. The name Sennenhund is derived from the German Senne ("alpine pasture") and Hund ("dog"), as they accompanied the alpine herders and dairymen called Senn. Berner (or Bernese in English) refers to the area of the breed's origin, in the canton of Bern. This mountain dog was originally kept as a general farm dog. Large Sennenhunde in the past were also used as draft animals, pulling carts. The breed was officially established in 1907. In 1937, the American Kennel Club recognized it; today, the club classifies it as a member of the Working Group.
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Bernese Mountain Dog", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.


text:
Topic: Hunter Prey (2010)
Main characters all look like Boba Fett / Mandalorians.
Director is Sandy Collora, who directed the fan film "Batman Dead End."
More information on the official site (http://www.hunterpreythemovie.com/) and IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1270291/combined).
The film is available on NetFlix (http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Hunte … kid=496624).
If I were to review this, I'd give it 1 out of 5 stars. Couldn't stand watching much of any of it.


text:
Some many months ago, I decided to launch a blog about maps. It was, at first, intended to be about my own cartographic thoughts and designs. However, it quickly turned out that I didn't have much to say on the subject. So, instead, I closed it down and started Cartastrophe, because I had plenty to say about other peoples' maps.
I have, however, lately found myself with a lot more inspiration to talk about my own work. So I've re-launched my other blog, somethingaboutmaps. It will concern itself with my design work, my teaching, and my other personal thoughts on cartography. It also talks about the new store I launched, because I'm going to try and sell some of my designs, given that the Internet makes it possible to do that with no overhead now.
Cartastrophe doesn't seem the place for any of that stuff, though, so I'd like to keep these two efforts mostly separate. Readers come here for map analysis and critique, rather than to hear about the work I'm doing, why I have a problem with how conformal projections are taught, or how business is going. If you're interested in any of that sort of thing, though, please head on over to somethingaboutmaps.wordpress.com and subscribe.
Speaking of map critique, I should have another piece coming along in the next couple of days. I have a map in mind and some things to say about it; I just need to gather a little bit of information on its origins to put it in context. If I can get some coherent thoughts together, I may also put together a post on what happens when you make a map and it becomes unexpectedly popular, because that Twitter map was in some ways a little bit of a cartastrophe for me, with people interpreting them in ways I did not expect.


text:
|Attention: DocWiki has reached EOL and will be decommissioned January 25, 2019.
Changes related to "You see the message that Windows cannot open the file deployApp.sh"
From DocWiki
This is a list of changes made recently to pages linked from a specified page (or to members of a specified category).Pages on your watchlist are bold.
Legend: N - new page, m - minor edit, b - bot edit.
No changes on linked pages during the given period.


text:
Bike Trail
Sweater: Madewell, Tank: Forever 21, Shorts: Marc Jacobs, Hat: Urban Outfitters, Boots: Vintage
It was a gorgeous day to take a hardcore bike ride. A little sunny, but with a nice cool breeze. I always feel so much better after doing a little exercise, riding my bike is my favorite, next to yoga. I threw on these "Jacob by Marc Jacobs for Marc by Marc Jacobs" shorts and my favorite Madewell cardigan and hit the streets. The shorts are actually from the mens line, but they are nice and boyfriend fitted on me. Love how Marc made fun of himself by using his name a gazillion times on the tag haha. Anywho, it's just a casual Sunday, and I'm so happy tomorrow is a holiday! wahooo! I don't know what my plans are yet, but I'll think of something fun to do :)


text:
Jan. 3, 2008
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Junior Jimmy Bartolotta scored 26 of his game-high 29 points in the final 25 minutes as MIT erased a 16-point halftime deficit en route to a 79-73 overtime victory over Connecticut College on Thursday in Rockwell Cage. Hamidou Soumare added a career-high 25 points and 11 rebounds in the thrilling non-conference win.
Sophomore Shavar Bernier connected on a three on the first play of the extra session to push Connecticut College (7-2) in front, 65-62, but junior Billy Johnson answered with a triple of his own to negate the Camels' momentum. MIT (7-4) scored the next six points at the free-throw line and kept the visitors at bay the rest of the way.
The Engineers put themselves in position to win after orchestrating a dominating second half paced by Bartolotta's determination and great offensive play in the post by Soumare. Trailing 35-19 at the break, MIT outscored Connecticut College, 43-27, in the second half and, 17-11, in the overtime period.
"We made great adjustments after a really disappointing first half," said associate head coach Oliver Eslinger. "It was encouraging to see our guys bounce back and finish the game hard."
Soumare scored eight of the first 11 points in the second frame to reduce the Camels' commanding lead to single digits while a three by Will Mroz narrowed the advantage to 41-34 with 12:29 left in regulation. Jeff Young drilled back-to-back three's to once again extend the lead, but Bartolotta answered with six straight points to bring the deficit back to seven.
Another shot beyond the arc by Bartolotta sliced the Camels' lead to one (51-50) with five minutes left in the frame, although Connecticut College refused to surrender the advantage. With 2:40 showing on the clock, the Engineers finally grabbed their first lead of the night after Bartolotta sank a pair of free throws. Trailing 58-57 with 2:17 to go, Young drained another three as Connecticut College reclaimed the lead.
The Engineers trailed, 62-58, with one minute left in the game, although Bartolotta sliced the lead to two with a jumper on the left side. On the Camels' ensuing possession, Bartolotta jumped the passing lane and picked off a pass before sinking two more free throws to send the game to overtime.
Bartolotta had only three points in the first half, but finished the heroic effort with another solid stat line as he collected 29 points on 8-of-14 shooting, while adding five assists and five steals. His offensive total enabled the junior wing to tie Adam Gibbons '05 for 13th all-time on the MIT scoring list with 1,212 points.
MIT's thunderous one-two punch negated a well-balanced effort by Connecticut College, which placed all five of its starters in double figures. Young led the way with 16 points and eight boards, while Billy Karis closed with 15. Bernier (13), Christian Mosley (12) and Charles Stone (10) rounded out the Camels' double-digit scorers.


text:
- Inside Athletics
- Tickets
- Fan Zone
- Media Zone
- Social
- Shop
- Donate Now
Bucs vs. Lynchburg College Hornets
Friday, November 17 - 7:30 p.m.
Brooks Gym - Johnson City, Tenn.
Exhibition Win ... ETSU defeated the Charleston AAU Bombers, 97-87, on November 9 in their final exhibition game before the 2000-01 season ... Freshman Ryan Carson bombed the visitors, scoring 17 points on 5-of-6 shooting, including 4-of-4 from behind the arc ... Senior Adrian Meeks scored 14 points while junior point guard Cliff Decoster scored 13 and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds ... Sophomore Ryan Lawson (6) and freshman Sam Oatman (5) led the offense in assists ... Former Buccaneer standout and all-time leading scorer, Greg Dennis, returned to campus and tallied 12 points and six rebounds for the visitors.
On His Way to 1,000 ... Senior D.J. McDuffie needs 265 points to become the 21st player in ETSU history to eclipse the 1,000-point mark ... McDuffie has netted 735 career points (124 as a freshman, 298 as a sophomore and 313 as a junior) ... Trazel Silvers is the most recent entrant to the 1,000 point club, tallying 1,257 career points fom 1991-94.
Non-Conference Opponents ... The Bucs are 24-25 against non-conference opponents since head coach Ed DeChellis took over in 1996-97 ... ETSU was 6-7 against out-of-conference foes last season, including a 73-54 win against Lynchburg College on November 23, 1999 ... Coach DeChellis in home non-conference games: 1996-97: 2-1; 1997-98: 3-1; 1998-99: 5-2; 1999-00: 4-1.
Success in Johnson City ... Since Coach DeChellis arrived in 1996-97, the Bucs are 33-18 (.541) in 51 home contests .... ETSU was 8-5 last season, 10-4 in 1998-99, 9-3 in 1997-98 and 6-6 in 1996-97.
On Television ... The Bucs have two scheduled appearances on television during the 2000-01 season ... Their TV debut is at 8 p.m. on January 2, 2001 at Chattanooga ... ETSU will also be televised when it hosts College of Charleston at 7:30 p.m. on February 6 ... Both games will be carried by Comcast/Charters Sports Southeast (CSS).
Offense Returns ... The Bucs return four of their top five scorers from a team that averaged 69.1 points per game last winter ... ETSUs top scorer Leo Murray (11.0 ppg) graduated but the next four: D.J. McDuffie (10.8), Dimeco Childress (10.0), Adrian Meeks (8.9) and Cliff Decoster (6.8) all return.
Experienced Backcourt ... ETSU returns all three starters from last winters backcourt ... point guard Cliff Decoster (29 games), shooting guard Dimeco Childress (28 games) and versatile D.J. McDuffie (29 games) were stalwarts last season ... the trio also logged loads of playing time: McDuffie (29.2 minutes/game); Childress (25.7 min/game) and Decoster (22.9 min./game).
Dominating the Glass ... The Bucs outrebounded their opponents by 4.0 boards per game last winter ... ETSU led the Southern Conference in rebound margin ... The Bucs 36.9 rebounds/game ranked second in the Southern Conference ... Leo Murray ranked fourth (8.1) while Adrian Meeks (6.9) ranked 11th in the SoCon.
A Talented Freshman Class ... The Buccaneer basketball program welcomes a talented six-player freshman class that could be the best in recent history ... Shooting guard Ryan Carson (Charlotte, N.C.) is a sharpshooter that averaged 22 points, six rebounds and four assists as a senior at Providence Day School ... Power forward Jerald Fields (Gainesville, Fla.) is a strong post player that led Gainesville High School to back-to-back state championships in 1999 and 2000 ... Point guard Sam Oatman (Neenah, Wis.) is a slick passer that holds the Neenah High School record for assists and steals ... Power forward Paul Reed (Sneedville, Tenn.) earned a spot after walking on ... Center Cory Seels (Charleston, S.C.) is a powerful post player that could dominate the SoCon like he dominated Florida High Schools ... Forward Zakee Wadood (Lonoke, Ark.) is an athletic player that earned All-State honors twice at Lonoke High School.
Number Changes ... A couple of ETSU players will don new numbers this season ... senior Renaldo Johnson changes from 44 to 52 while classmate Jon Perry switches from 32 to 11.
Success in High Numbers ... Last winter, East Tennessee State was 6-3 when scoring 70-or-more points; 5-0 when scoring 80-or-more points ... the Bucs were 9-0 when scoring 80-or-more points and 6-2 when scoirng 70-or-more points in 1998-99.
The Head Coach ... Fifth-year head coach Ed DeChellis has compiled a 49-62 (.441) record at ETSU ... He is the sixth winningest coach in Buccaneer basketball history and trails fifth-place Jim Halihan by eight victories ... Madison Brooks won 370 games from 1948-73 ... DeChellis came to Johnson City after 10 years as an assistant at Penn State University.
On the Bench ... Joining head coach Ed DeChellis and second-year assistant Hilliary Scott are two new assistant coaches for the 2000-01 season ... Tom Conrad comes to ETSU after serving the past four years as head coach at Charleston Southern ... Conrad led the Buccaneers to their first-ever NCAA Tournament bid in 1997 ... Scott Wagers also joins the staff, after serving as a high school head coach for the past nine years ... Wagers compiled a 120-24 record at Robinson High School in Tampa, Florida in his five-year tenure.
The Buccaneer Radio Network ... WJCW-AM is the flagship station of the Buccaneer Radio Network. The network will broadcast every mens basketball game and the coaches show. Chip Kessler will serve as the Voice of the Bucs.
Medical Report ... Sophomore Isaac Potter will miss one more week after having surgery.


text:
From APRSWiki
Any APRS client that has messaging capability also has the capability to send internet e-mail. Receiving is another issue however, due to FCC regulations. An internet or RF-connected APRS user can send messages to any other APRS user though.
To send an internet e-mail, one method is as follows:
- To: "EMAIL"
- Body of Message: "email@example.com Here is my text message."
A server in New Jersey will pick up that message, send it to the internet e-mail address listed at the beginning of the message text, and you should get a response shortly back from the e-mail server letting you know whether the message was delivered.
There are other e-mail servers as well. Perhaps people will populate this page with more info so that they can be documented in one place.


text:
Skip Hop's New Bedding Designs and The Complete Sheet
Skip Hop unveiled over 80 new products at ABC Kids this year and they greatly expanded their bedding offerings with five new patterns and a super smart crib bumper alternative - the "Complete Sheet."
The patent-pending Complete Sheet is a standard fitted sheet but the twist is that the sides have a different and larger pattern than the top to give the illusion of a decorative bumper. In their press release Skip Hop cited a research survey of 850 parents showing that 30% didn't want a bumper as part of their crib bedding. I think all baby bedding companies have been slow (or stubborn) to pick up on this desire, but I was very glad to see Skip Hop putting its design thinking cap on to address it.
The Complete Sheet comes in 7 designs (Lattice will be available in two colors) and will be in stores in November selling for $24 or $120 for a coordinated 4-piece set including the sheet, crib skirt, blanket and wearable blanket.
(Images 1-4 Carrie McBride. Images 5-8 Skip Hop)


text:
For the first time since anyone can remember, the Chevrolet Camaro is outselling the Ford Mustang. According to Automotive News, Chevy moved 40,275 Camaros for the first five months of 2011. During the same period, Ford sold 30,206 Mustangs.
One could suppose that the Camaro's new shape is still fresh when compared to that of the Mustang, whose look remains relatively unchanged. In the world of sport coupes, new designs always garner more buyers than do the familiar.
And boy, is the Camaro a looker.
Its design reveres it roots without being beholden to them. Instead, it moves the styling needle with a menacing futuristic scowl and burly stance. The 1969 Camaro — which was the modern car's inspiration — looks dainty by comparison.
And for 2011, the Camaro's top goes down in less than 20 seconds.
If anything, the Camaro convertible is better looking than the coupe. With the top lowered, you get to see the sensuous, flowing body sculpting. It's quite alluring, with a graceful air missing from '80s and '90s Camaros.
The droptop Camaro comes in two flavors: LT and SS. The former uses GM's ubiquitous 3.6-liter double-overhead-cam V6 rated at 304 horsepower. The latter has GM's legendary 6.2-liter V8 rated at 400-hp with a six-speed automatic transmission, 426-hp with the six-speed manual. Six-cylinder buyers get the same transmission choices.
All of the car's important bits are placed on a platform originally developed for the Pontiac G8 sedan.
Among the options on the LT test car was a $1,500 RS Package with 20-inch aluminum wheels, rear spoiler, unique tail lamps and high-intensity discharge headlamps.
Like the coupe, the V6 can reach 60 mph in 6.1 seconds. OK, it's not the V8's 4.7 seconds, but fast enough if you're cruising with the top down. Besides, giving up 1.4 seconds allows you to enjoy this car's style while yielding 18 mpg city, 29 mpg highway.
That's not bad, but try both models before you buy. The V6 certainly is fast on paper, but for some reason, it doesn't feel so when driving. The driveline has a surprisingly sedate feel, especially when compared to the Ford Mustang's V6.
But there's no quibbling with the way this rear-driver handles.
There is plenty of reinforcement to quell vibration. The car's tight, solid feel can be seen when traversing bumps; there's little of the flex one experiences in some convertibles. The rearview mirror can be used; it doesn't vibrate.
The steering is a willing partner in crime, telegraphing what's going on. It's neither too light nor too heavy. Like the steering, the suspension muffles road imperfections without filtering out their presence. Road and wind noise are nicely muffled.
The front seat is spacious, although it feels as if you're sitting very low thanks to this car's small windows. Unlike the coupe, which can be hard to see out of, the convertible's top goes down, eliminating that problem.
High-quality materials line the cabin; it's nicely assembled. The gauges and switches are distinctively styled, especially the audio system. It has eight buttons, six for station presets. But each button is, in reality, a toggle switch. Hitting the top of the button offers up your favorite station, while hitting the bottom activates a different function. Each button has a backlit label, and the primary function of each shines brighter. It's a small thing, but it indicates that GM sweats the design details.
That said, the already small trunk is puny on the droptop: 10.24 cubic feet with the top up, 7.85 cubic feet with it stowed.
But hey, that's what the back seat is best used for.
If you've waited to buy one, think of the money you'll save. Someone bought one of the first convertibles recently at a Barrett-Jackson charity auction for $205,000. One hundred others bought the 2011 Neiman Marcus Edition Camaro convertible for $75,000 each. They sold out in three minutes.
But you can stroll over to your nearest Chevy store and grab this year's hottest muscle car for half of that price.
And these days, we're all looking for bargains.
—Base price, base model: $30,125 (after destination charge)
—As tested: $36,185
—Engine: 3.6-liter DOHC V6
—Wheelbase: 112.8 inches
—Length: 190.4 inches
—Weight: 3,986 pounds
—Cargo space: 7.85-10.24 cubic feet
—EPA rating (city/highway): 18/29 mpg
—Fuel consumption: 23.5 mpg
—Fuel type: Regular


text:
Arlette Waldmann
Born: June 15, 1937
Broncourt, France
Arlette's Russian-Jewish mother and Romanian-Jewish father had studied medicine together in Paris. After finishing medical school, they married and decided to set up practice in Broncourt, a farming village of 300 inhabitants in northern France.
1933-39: My father was an old-fashioned doctor who made housecalls, by bicycle at first, then on a motorcycle, and finally, in a car. His patients looked forward to seeing him and held him in high esteem, always offering him coffee and schnapps. Even after I was born in 1937 my mother continued attending to patients in the home office that she and my father had set up. By then, my maternal grandparents were living with us and they helped take care of me.
1940-44: I was almost 3 when the Germans occupied our village. German soldiers took over the brick house adjoining ours. We shared a backyard and sometimes I played with the soldiers. On Sundays, I went to church so they wouldn't suspect that we were Jewish. I liked being Catholic--I felt safe knowing that Jesus loved little children and took care of them. One day, though, I crossed myself at home in front of my mother. She was upset, but I didn't understand why. It was very confusing.
After the war, the Waldmanns moved to Paris. For 10-year-old Arlette it was hard when her family resumed practicing their faith. It took years for her to accept her identity as a Jew.


text:
Home / Men's Shoes / Lotto
Buy the Best Lotto Tennis Shoes for Men at Tennis Express
Sort By: Most Popular | Newest | Price: High to Low | Price: Low to High | Name: A-Z | Name: Z-A
Select up to 4 products to compare, then click Compare Items Now: Compare Items Now
Lotto is one of the most underrated brands for tennis shoes, and with a solid selection of high-performing court shoes, they won't stay slept on for long. Worn by David Ferrer and others on tour, Lotto's top shoes are on par with any other high shelf shoe. If there is a surface that these shoes excel in, its clay - so if you have an affinity for the red dirt, this is your brand. With stability and a competitively light weight, these shoes will perform perfectly on any surface.


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Walking and age Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Walking and age Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4 Next Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Discussion View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message SashadroogieJoined: 17 Apr 2007Posts: 11061Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 10:38 am Post subject: Walking and age This topic is a little left-of-centre, but I think it still does bear directly to teaching and living abroad. Walking. Most of us learn to do this before we run, and there are all sorts of cultural norms associated with how one should walk in public. Largely connected with concepts of 'personal space', we all learn that there are ways of dealing with busy streets and public transport etc. Or do we? When I first ventured abroad I was surprised, even dismayed to see that my way of getting from one end of the street to another was not common practice at all - i.e, walking in fairly straight line, looking where I am going, and then trying to avoid any obstacles, human or otherwise, that may obstruct my path. Instead I found random, almost Brownian, motion, and couldn't-give-a-damn-about anyone-else attitude, endless collisions knocks and bumps, abrupt stopping or changing of direction for no apparent, predictable reason, next to no concern about blocking the way for any other pedestrians, and almost limitless rudeness when exiting a street door. To my shame, I initially put this down to third-world backwardness, or just general stupidity, and comforted myself that at least at home people are more advanced. Then, horror! I discover that this cretinism was breaking out in the homeland as well, where before it had never been an affliction. Or had it? Is it possible that I am just noticing this now, as I age, and become less tolerant of the general doltishness of humanity? (And it isn't as if older generations behave much better than 'youf' either, so it can't be a generation gap really.) Or has society just broken down? Perhaps there is a virus, let's call it the 'walking dead' virus, that has been sweeping across the globe and has only recently made it across to islands off the coast of Europe - previously the last bastion of pedestrian-rationality. In Russia, many friends and students put it down to a break-down in civility and social fabric. Older colleagues relate that when they were at school or in Pioneer camps, they would have a lesson from a visiting policeman, who'd tell them that they should always pass an oncoming walkers on the right-hand side, whereby everyone passes everyone by easily. But no more. "Where are those policeman lessons now?" they cry in despair, imploring deaf heaven. So, what is the situation where other posters live and work? Is the whole world just shambling off into street walking senility? Or have I just been unlucky where I've travelled to? Ach... I need a drink... Back to top HLJHLJJoined: 06 Oct 2009Posts: 1209Location: Ecuador Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 10:53 am Post subject: It has made it into a Half Man Half Biscuit song, therefore it's automatically a valid complaint. "Down in the High Street somebody careered out of Boots without due care or attention. I suggest that they learn some pedestrian etiquette, i.e sidle out of the store gingerly, Embrace the margin" http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/csi-ambleside/national-shite-day/ Back to top spiral78Joined: 05 Apr 2004Posts: 11514Location: On a Short Leash Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:17 pm Post subject: Ach, I know these people in various formats: .... university students who climb to the top of a staircase (or the bottom of one) and then pause whilst they collect their friends, decide in which direction they will continue on, take a poll about whether their little group wants to buy a coffee....all whilst the busy professors who were unlucky enough to climb the stairs behind them are stalled on some precarious, crowded staircase. Tram zombies. They climb the stairs slowly, then stop elegantly at the top to consider at length whether they would prefer to move to the front or the back of the tram, effectively blocking anyone still unlucky enough to be trying to board the tram...meanwhile the bells and whistles are going off to signal the doors closing.... Exiting a shop onto what is likely to be a busy sidewalk, right into the path of me, rushing to class... I'm going with the 'walking dead' virus theory, personally. By the way, having a protective schnauzer helps greatly to minimize the actual physical contact, in case you find you really need an antidote, Sasha.Last edited by spiral78 on Fri Nov 09, 2012 1:11 pm; edited 1 time in total Back to top johnslatJoined: 21 Jan 2003Posts: 13859Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:03 pm Post subject: Well, I guess it's not only I. People in supermarkets/stores are often so clueless and inconsiderate. They park their carts in the middle of an aisle, blocking others, and chat with a friend. They never seem to look where they're going; their heads are on swivels, gawking at something off in the distance while they plow right into you. Is it getting worse? It seems that way to me - but then, I'm REALLY old Regards, John Back to top cmp45Joined: 17 Aug 2004Posts: 1475Location: KSA Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:18 pm Post subject: Sadly more and more people are lacking self awareness of their immediate surroundings. Add to this fact ...a selfish sense of entitlement regarding public spaces. Plenty of clueless people out and about! The larger the city the worse it becomes...here in Riyadh, I rarely ever go out in the evenings anymore as it is absolutely NUTS! I try to avoid the most populated areas. trouble is...every where you go there are hoards of people I never did like city life for the very reasons you mentioned Sasha. Here, it can get rather insane during peak hours. I avoid the craziness by shopping during the least busiest times of the day when possible (early mornings when most are still sleeping). Unfortunately, it is impossible to avoid it completely. I still must contend with the hoards of absent minded phone addicted students in the hallways at school. I treasure the day when I am able to move to a remote private peaceful location in the country where the nearest neigbour is at least 15 kilometers away. Hiking, fishing, gardening and perhaps when necessary, shopping at the nearest village for supplies with out having to contend with rude ignorant city folk. I hate city life and here I am in RIYADH! The country oasis I have in my mind is coming very soon!!! Back to top artemisiaJoined: 04 Nov 2008Posts: 875Location: the world Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 9:01 pm Post subject: Pretty much all of the above experiences including the supermarket one. Is it the Modern (technological) Age? The Rise of Individualism? People too concerned about their latest phone text to bother where theyre going? One thing that Ive noticed about walking around with a bunch of predominantly Asian students is how achingly slowly they walk. You really have to allow a lot of time to get anywhere! My worst experiences were actually as a cyclist in little old Cambridge (which does get flooded with tourists in summer). It didnt matter whether it was the cycle track or the road itself, people would suddenly step right out in front of you sometimes theyd even see you first. Id have to slam on brakes & suddenly find myself swerving madly to avoid them - sometimes hitting the gravel in the process. This would frequently be accompanied by a stream of obscenities (to comfort myself) while the guilty culprits would snigger sheepishly and apologise. This never happened to me as a cyclist on cycle paths in orderly Germany. However, I found other cyclists there could be vicious and brutal if anyone got in their way. Back to top Mr. KalgukshiMod TeamJoined: 18 Jan 2003Posts: 6573Location: Need to know basis only. Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:04 am Post subject: It would be a very good idea for everyone to stay on topic and avoid derailing this thread or causing it no longer to be available. The PM mode is for personal discussions and sidebars and even it is not to be used in violation of board rules and policies. Several inappropriate postings have been deleted. Future violations of this warning will result in immediate sanctions. Es verdad. Back to top johntparteeJoined: 02 Mar 2010Posts: 3258 Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:18 am Post subject: Quote: So, what is the situation where other posters live and work? Quote: One thing that Ive noticed about walking around with a bunch of predominantly Asian students is how achingly slowly they walk. Ditto. And (in China, anyway) if there are two or three together in front of you, they "spread" themselves across the sidewalk; if it's females, they're holding hands so you can't go between them. Also in China it seems that an inordinate number of people seem to kind of "aim" themselves at people in front of them who are walking in the opposite direction, almost as though they're playing chicken. Back to top johnslatJoined: 21 Jan 2003Posts: 13859Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:45 am Post subject: I may be seeing the glass as half-empty, but it seems to me that in my life, I've observed more random acts of rudeness/thoughtlessness than of kindness / consideration. Regards, John Back to top johntparteeJoined: 02 Mar 2010Posts: 3258 Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:51 am Post subject: Yes, although outright rudeness is less prevalent than what I've usually considered to be thoughtlessness, i.e., a lack of consideration for other people's space (and not just physical space; I don't wanna say "headspace", but you know what I mean). Back to top GlenskiJoined: 15 Jan 2003Posts: 12844Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:05 am Post subject: Where I live (Japan), I have not noticed any significant changes in the past decade and a half. There are some differences between here and my home country. Got used to them early on. Back to top SashadroogieJoined: 17 Apr 2007Posts: 11061Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 10:14 am Post subject: Seems I am not a solitary pilgrim aghast at the wrong-footedness of the people around me - which is a relief! Perhaps we should try to raise consciousness of this issue in our EFL classes? Wouldn't want the learners to get off on the wrong foot if they emigrate, for instance. Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15323 Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 11:40 am Post subject: I am not as aged as the Venerable Johnslat, but I agree with him and with Sashathedroog. In supermnarkets it sometimes to me that many trolleydrivers especially wymmym are totally inconsiderate. So far I have retained my composure but trolley-rage WILLt break out one day. I can just see the news story. "RETIRED TEACHER GOES BERSERK IN SUPERMARKET" The journalist will probably attribute the event to insanity brought about by travel and sojourn in hot and barbarous lands.Last edited by scot47 on Mon Nov 12, 2012 8:39 pm; edited 1 time in total Back to top coledavisJoined: 21 Jun 2003Posts: 1838 Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 12:51 pm Post subject: The ideal place for an idle conversation? In a doorway of course. Back to top SashadroogieJoined: 17 Apr 2007Posts: 11061Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 12:56 pm Post subject: Even better - metro turnstiles! Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Discussion All times are GMTGoto page 1, 2, 3, 4 Next Page 1 of 4 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


text:
A voluptuous, mostly naked, Italian "princess" is visiting the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Titian's famous painting, "Danae," is on loan through Nov. 2.
Tiziano Vecellio, known better as "Titian" was a 16th century Italian painter, known for his depictions of landscapes, Biblical scenes, formal portraits and legends. His paintings of women often included sensuous nudity.
Danae was the legendary daughter of the King of Argo, so beautiful that the monarch locked her away, partly to save his life -- there was a prophecy that her son would kill him. Jupiter (the Roman version of Zeus) arrived in a shower of gold. A son ensued, Perseus, who in due time killed the King.
This painting "Danae" has a history. It was painted in Venice between 1544-45 for Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, an art patron, and a "notorious womanizer," says David Alan Brown, curator of Italian and Spanish paintings, at the National Gallery.
At the time of the painting's creation, Italy was undergoing one of its perennial revolts against churchmen and their excesses – corruption, licentious behavior, erotica and more, so the Cardinal, or maybe the artist, decided to make this a painting of a legend of antiquity rather than setting it amid the modern 16th century.
How do we know this? When the painting was cleaned between 2003-2005, the curators x-rayed it. The x-ray showed that "there were a number of changes. That, in fact, Titian's concept had changed," said Brown. What they found was a sketch of a contemporary room with a landscape out the window. Maid servents and a small dog were painted out for a chubby, winged and naked cupid.
Coming up to the 20th century, "Danae"'s admirers included Field Marshall Herman Goering, whose men had it shipped to Germany for him. It was recovered from the Austrian salt mine at Alt Aussee, by the "Monuments Men" group in 1945 and sent back to Italy in 1947.
The National Gallery of Art has an extensive collection of Titians, including 13 paintings. This is the second time the "Danae" has been exhibited. The first time was in 1990.


text:
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) - A 33-year-old man whom police say was institutionalized in Alaska is now accused of fatally shooting his estranged girlfriend in Hawaii.
The Maui News says Marlin Lavoie of Molokai is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 24-year-old Malia Kahalewai in Molokai.
The victim's friend, Nicole Aea, testified Wednesday at a preliminary hearing that Kahalewai was sitting on a porch when Lavoie returned and shot her.
Aea said the shooting occurred after Kahalewai repeatedly told Lavoie to leave.
At the hearing, Maui police Detective Jeffery Mahoney said Lavoie had indicated he was "reportedly diagnosed as bipolar." Mahoney said Lavoie reported he had been institutionalized in Alaska.
Further details on Lavoie's Alaska connection were not immediately available and Maui police did not immediately respond to requests for comment Thursday.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


text:
Apple first introduced iPhone OS back in 2007. It is now approaching five-years-old, has since been renamed to iOS (June 2010) and now supports more resolutions and installations of apps from App Store. Aside from those alterations, very little has changed. Sure, Apple has added new features like multitasking (if you want to call it that), Notification Center and iCloud. But for all intents and purposes, iOS is almost the exact same as it was when it was brand spankin' new. It looks almost identical to the first version software and it's high time for a refresh.
As a bit of contrast, Android has undergone a drastic interface change almost every step of the way. Eclair and Froyo looked very little like Donut and Cupcake. Gingerbread introduced yet another interface update. So did Honeycomb. And Ice Cream Sandwich brought yet another. Too much change can be a bad thing, of course. But in terms of Android, it was in need of a little extra polish – more than just a spit shine.
In Apple's defense, one could say that since iOS isn't broke, Apple shouldn't try to fix it. It isn't broke. In fact, it's easily one of the better performing operating systems out there and has arguably fewer glitches and bugs than any other (not app crashes, though). And the interface layout works just as intended. But that doesn't change the fact that it's utterly boring and dated. Infantile, even.
We're expecting yet another iOS update this year, which we imagine will come around the time of the next iPhone, assumed to be the iPhone 5 likely in late summer or fall. Aaron already said that he hopes there is a better multitasking implementation and Notification Center gets reworked. I certainly agree with him, but I have bigger hopes for iOS 6. Here are a few areas Apple needs to focus on in their next update:
More so than anything else, the home screen needs a refresh. Since 2007, the iOS home screen has been composed of nothing but icons, with the addition of folders in iOS version 4.0. Every application installed on the device is displayed on an array of home screens, which are filled from left to right, top to bottom.
In comparison, both Windows Phone's and Android's home screens are more adept in that they offer live updating information, straight from the home screen. This makes information easier to consume at a glance. On Android, you can read emails, Twitter feeds, RSS feeds and more without ever having to launch an App. And with Windows Phone's live tiles, calendar entries and other information can be read from the home screen, too.
In short, iOS isn't optimized for using "at a glance." You can get your latest notifications without ever unlocking your phone. But once you slide to unlock, the information is scattered and you may have to launch several different applications to get the info you're looking for, which takes us to my next point ...
Multitasking was also implemented in the iOS 4 update. It's more appropriately called "task switching" than multitasking, but the idea is that you can switch apps without having to go back to the home screen. There's no arguing that this is better than not being able to switch apps at all. Not having the ability to run third-party music streaming services (like Pandora) in the background while tapping out a few notes on my iPad was one of the primary reasons I sold mine just a few months after I bought it and switched to an Android tablet.
But this was enabled with iOS 4 ... sufficiently. But when I'm in an application, I still find myself going back to the home screen to launch another application. Generally, this is because there are fewer steps (or taps) involved with going back to the home screen. To open the task switcher on iOS, it requires a double-tap of the home button, then flipping through a few four-icon pages to find the app you need to switch to. At a minimum, switching an app requires three taps using this method – usually more. If you exit the app and open one that is on the first home screen, you can do this just as fast with one less tap.
I'm not saying this is a big deal. It's probably negligible to most people. But it certainly leaves room for improvement. I only open the multitasking menu when I need to close a rogue app, which isn't very often. I think the adoption of some webOS-like gestures for switching apps (a swipe up from the bottom of the display, or left to right and right to left) are in order.
I ran a poll a few months ago asking which mobile platform has the best browser. With nearly 2,000 votes, Android took the cake with 56.56 percent and iOS came in second with 25.8 percent. That's not bad considering Apple really hasn't changed the browser all that much in almost five years. The biggest update I can remember came in iOS 5 with Safari Reader and Reading List.
Safari on the iPad isn't so bad. But the iPhone's stature is looking rather bleak in comparison to its giant Android counterparts. With such a small display (by comparison, that is), there is a lot less room for information to be displayed, requiring more panning and zooming. Not to mention, the navigation bar in Safari is ... huge, to say the least. If nothing else, Apple needs to enable a full-screen viewing mode in Safari that implements some of the gestures used in the OS X version of Safari (two-finger swipe left to go back a page, two-finger swipe right to move forward a page).
If they bump the size of the display in the iPhone 5, like rumors will have us believe, this will be more of a non-issue. But there is nothing more annoying to me than having to pan left and right just to read some text within the browser of my phone. As it stands, Safari is my least favorite mobile browser out there, despite its fluidity. There is far too much wasted display space on a display that is entirely too small (by today's standards). Fix this, Apple.
In iOS 5, Apple also introduced an "improved" notification system accurately named Notification Center. In essence, it's an Android-like pull-down shade that displays all of your recent notifications. It's a decent start, but it's far from very useful. It will be nice when they throw in some APIs for third-party widgets, much like the Stocks and Weather widgets you see above. And I might actually be enticed to pull down the shade every once in a while if Apple can update the OS to display unattended notifications in a way that connects them to Notification Center, not the individual badges that make me completely forget about the pull-down menu.
Before taking this picture, I cleared out about 50 or more notifications that I had completely forgotten about. Each set of notifications from different applications had to be cleared separately. It'd be nice if we could get a "Clear all" button, maybe one that's a little more finger-friendly than those little X buttons that you have to tap twice. I always miss them on the second tap and end up opening a notification I was trying to dismiss.
Despite all of the things I've mentioned above, the biggest eyesore of iOS is the Settings app. It's jumbled, and some of the most important settings are buried beneath menu after menu. But most importantly, when I want to toggle a setting, like Wi-Fi, for instance, I have to navigate to the Settings application, select Wi-Fi then toggle Wi-Fi on or off. The same goes for brightness settings, Bluetooth or any other toggle. These are things that need to be more quickly accessible – toggle switches that can be brought to the home screen, Notification Center or even the very top and front of Settings.
But the Settings app's problems are deeper than just toggle settings being buried too deeply. It's a jumbled mess. I understand the need for a unified location for settings, even for third-party applications. However, not everything needs to be listed on the opening page of the Settings app. Leave that room for more important settings and aggregate the individual application settings beneath an Applications tab.
Not everyone will agree with everything I've said here. I'm fully aware of that. There are going to be people who love iOS just as it is. Other people will want more changes than I've mentioned. But I think most can agree that iOS is overdue for a proper face lift. A new phone with a new design and a higher resolution display would be the perfect opportunity to introduce such a radical change – that is, if the iPhone 5 lives up to rumored specs.
What do you think, ladies and gents? Should iOS receive an interface update this time around? Is it time for the app drawer to be booted from the home screen? Or should everything stay just as it is?


text:
Opinion: Money Market Fund Morass
Chief Executive of Patomak Global Partners Paul Atkins on the Financial Oversight Stability Council's plan to regulate money market funds. Photo: Getty Images
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... welcome to Opinion Journal why ... Mary Kissel ... the Financial Stability Oversight Council ten people with enormous power ... when having an Indian money market funds Paul Atkins chief executive of the tome and Global Partners a former assistant commissioner is here ... call ... the run and money market funds two thousand and eight ... finely and sock is looking at it ... when anyone in need ... well you know they are trying to push the SCC a longer time as with anything ... and yet there is ... not a lot of ... actual firm evidence of the issues that money market funds eventually anything to do ... with the financial crisis they were basically side players and the central of look but there have been proposals ... to reform money markets what what are the one two thousand ten of the SCC actually came out with a pretty extensive redo of the ... regulations the government market neutral funds ... and making them safer and more transparent and ... an ally and so now you have this cranium of the people ... alike he said especially as you know dozens of ... financial regulators may leave banking regulator so they put on their ... banking regulatory at ... this and now they are trying to muscle and visit reform basically basically has her work at Mary Jo White new chairwoman got lesson thirty seconds left ... what she leaning towards capital reserves of Boehret and not letting them not not letting them claim ... I've that dollar a Navy any sense ... of normalcy Meanie tuna cheese so of course then mom I mean she's can be up there is a nominee ... saying anything and she has been mainly ... as enforcement ... attorney so we'll see how she looks at the issues in ... the studies and so I think it you know she's a very ... tough awful person I think Chula attack it to St for okay what's the big problem or to look for the solution call ask is Chief Executive Potomac bubble partners as EC Commission thank you


text:
Jennifer Lawrence: People's Choice Award 2013 Winner!
About Photo #522324: Jennifer Lawrence picks up a new award during the 2013 People's Choice Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Wednesday (January 9) in Los Angeles. The 22-year-old… Read The Post Here
Posted to 2013 People's Choice Awards, Jennifer Lawrence
powered by ZergNet