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Rutland County police and advocates focus on domestic violenceBy Brent Curtis
STAFF WRITER | January 08,2013Anthony Edwards / Staff Photo
Marianne Kennedy speaks during a press conference regarding new tactics toward addressing domestic violence at the city police station Monday.Police and domestic violence advocates in Rutland County say they are using a new tool to assist people in abusive relationships to get help and get out alive.
That tool is a short questionnaire that members of the Rutland County Womens Network and Shelter said Monday is a proven predictor of abusive relationships so violent that they could end in homicides.
Its used to determine how much risk a victim is experiencing at the moment, said Womens Network director Marianne Kennedy, flanked by law enforcement officers from five Rutland County agencies along with the county states attorney during a press conference inside the Rutland City Police Department on Monday.
It allows officers to quickly assess the risk level and to contact an advocate to get the victim involved in the system immediately, Kennedy added.
And the questionnaire, developed in Maryland a decade ago, is only 11 questions long.
A yes answer to any of the first three questions have you ever been injured by or threatened with a weapon? Has there been a threat to kill you or your children? Do you think your abuser might try to kill you? would automatically prompt a call to a Womens Network advocate who would inform the abused individual of the options and supports available to them if they wanted to leave the relationship.
Four yes responses to any of the remaining seven questions would engender the same result, Kennedy said.
A sampling of those questions include queries about the suicidal intentions displayed by the abuser, their employment status, the abusers level of jealousy and whether the abuser has been spying or leaving threatening messages.
The simplicity of the survey officially known as the Lethality Assessment Program belies its importance, domestic abuse advocates say.
In Washington County, the only area of Vermont where police and domestic violence groups have adopted the screening tool, Meg Kuhner, co-director of Circle, said her group has seen great benefit from LAP.
The best thing about it is the connection between the advocates and the police which is something I would personally like to see more of, she said. Weve seen some victims that we never would have heard from if not for this program.
Thats exactly the kind of results that Kennedy and her law enforcement partners in Rutland County are hoping to see.
Kennedy said one of the biggest reasons for strengthening the working relationship between police and the Womens Network was encapsulated in a statistic that showed that of the men and women killed in domestic situations nationwide only 4 percent had prior contact with domestic violence advocates while police had interacted with roughly half of the victims at least once before the fatal incidents occurred.
That statistic was attributed to 2004 study that spanned 25 years of domestic violence incidents.
This is another avenue for voice to voice communication with an advocate, said Rutland County Sheriff Stephen Benard. Victims often feel that theyre the only person in the world afflicted with the situation they face. We have better outcomes when victims can get in touch with advocates.
Benard was joined at the announcement by members of the Rutland, Brandon, Castleton and Fair Haven police departments where officers have taken a one-day training session for utilizing the screening tool. Kennedy said advocates would also like to incorporate Vermont State Police, which patrols much of the county, into the program.
Jennifer Firpo, a legal advocate with the Womens Network, estimated that one-half of the roughly 140 people in Rutland County who call for help in domestic violence situations each year fall into the high danger category. Of the 70 people in that category, she said about one-third could be expected to take advantage of services to help them out of their abusive relationships, Firpo said basing her estimates on projections supplied by the LAP program.
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In the first installment of Blue Jackets By the Numbers, we're going to compare all of the returning forwards' statistics from 2009-10 to 2010-11.
It is no surprise that Rick Nash is at the top fo the list once again. With his 66 points (down one from last season), he put up exactly the same the same points-per-game ratio at 0.88 per game, also the best on the team. Second this season was RJ Umberger, at 0.70, just slightly up from the season before.
The Conundrum That is Jake Voracek
This season, Voracek was elevated to the first line for the majority of the season, where he played alongside (when healthy), Derick Brassard and Rick Nash. At times, the line was unstoppable, and other times they couldn't seem to find each other or differentiate their head from their rear ends. Jake played just one fewer game this season than last (two games missed due to Scott Arniel's Healthy Scratch Hammer of Doom™), and put up just four fewer points. So why the drama over his lack of production? His 46 points were only one less than his highly-lauded linemate Brassard, and his plus/minus was better (though still not great). Yet as the season winded down, Voracek was the whipping-boy, with his rough twelve game slump. But why was Voracek so unappreciated over Brassard?
Speaking of Brassard…
Yes, he did look as good as we thought. His ice time jumped over two minutes a game on the average, and in five fewer games, he had eleven more points. It's safe to say that he stepped up to the plate in his new role on the top line. 47 points, however, is underwhelming for a top-line guy playing beside Rick Nash, but he made strides in the right direction.
Second Line, Where Are You?
Kristian Huselius was limited this year to only 39 games, nearly half of what he played the season before. But when he was in the lineup, Juice and Antoine Vermette were absolutely unacceptably ineffective for a second line – 0.59 and 0.57 PPG, respectively, and down from 0.85 and 0.79. Why haven't Huselius and Vermette received the kind of slack Voracek has? Sure, Juice wasn't healthy, but when he was, he wasn't good. And Vermette had an absolutely brutal season: a drop of 18 points without losing any games to injury. The only saving grace for the second line was the predictably predictable, never-wavering RJ Umberger and his 57 points. The second line – if this is the second line in 2011-12, HAS to be better.
Secondary Step-Up
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A group of 6 or less who are inseparable. Usually unapproachable. Want to spend most if not all of their time together. Usually have many inside jokes that the "outside world" doesn't understand.
Ivy, Jessi, Ruthie, Sheridan, Nate, and David are a clique of six. They repeat their inside jokes over and over and laugh every time. They also have a favorite game in common, which is Dutch Blitz. They all text each other frequently, and attempt to make plans which often fail.
von poisonivory33 31. Juli 2011
1. noun. A group of persons, typically high school-age, which is seen as hateful and very exclusive by others not in the group. In reality the members of the group are generally nice people, but the secret resentment founded in jealousy of the others causes them to view members as such.
2. adjective derivative: cliquey
2. adjective derivative: cliquey
1. It's the fault of all the cliques at my school, not of my antisocial disposition, that I have no friends.
2. I hate those rich, attractive, smart, funny cliquey bitches.
2. I hate those rich, attractive, smart, funny cliquey bitches.
von learned_much_from_this_website 28. Juli 2009
Straight out substitution for CREW.
Redman: "Hand to Hand my crew will cripple yo' clique in a fight.
Take my tape's way Down South and triple the price."
Take my tape's way Down South and triple the price."
von Diego 16. September 2003
a group of people who love each other and like to make other ppl feel excluded.
rachel, lisa, and stephen.
i love our clique!
i love our clique!
von rls clique 26. Februar 2008
the people you hang out with,your clique usually has a gang signal.
"Don't mess with my clique"
"Shut up!"
it's about to be a what...clique fight
(violence will occur) join clique at own risk.
"Shut up!"
it's about to be a what...clique fight
(violence will occur) join clique at own risk.
von Rollon Youbears 2. November 2005
not neccesarly bad!!!!!! it is just a group of friends who spend alot of time together. just because you are in a clique doesnt mean you are a bitch.
Many people need to learn this.
Many people need to learn this.
Me and my clique are having a sleepover. I love hanging with them because they are my best friends and its fun to be with them. Tomorrow im gonna go to my other friend's house.
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This is my third spring here in Mississippi and I have to admit I haven't quite gotten my head around it.
It's like constitutional reform, progressing in fits and starts.
The mornings smell rich and musky and we've had a wonderful parade of blooms and fanfare over the last month. Also, the pollen is yellowing the light and covering everything in a thin film of virtue. Even the dog looks a bit golden today.
And yet there's nothing to eat (imagine that in plaintive, 13-yr-old Alix voice, complete with a pitiful sigh). The weather is perfect for sitting on the back deck until bedtime. It's heart-breakingly sweet peach weather. It's big, goopy tomato weather. But, it's also only March.
There's not much besides the dregs of the winter crop. The only fresh-ish, local-ish produce is lettuce and leeks.
Yes, I was that weirdo in the grocery store furtively squeezing every single roma tomato in the store.
Meine Kameraden! We cannot continue to live off potato peelings and shriveled onions alone! Wir weben, wir weben! (ja, a shout-out to the Heine fans)
So here's what we're going to do comrades: we're going to get this party started. Let the ruling classes tremble at the coming summer. We rise.
Which presents the very practical question of convincingly executing summer cooking with winter vegetables.
Or, continuing this theme of political reform: how do we drape our fledging republic with legitimacy recognized by the international community? Well, it's all about hitting the right tone. Controlling the media. Tomato-ey without requiring fresh-off-the-vine tomatoes, let's say.
The recipe that follows is a variation on a Catalan dish and a nice way to summerize your winter vegetables.
The romesco sauce can be made well ahead and refrigerated until mealtime.
The leeks can be made ahead too, though you'll want them at least up to room temperature before serving.
This dish is perfect for a light summery dinner, leisurely consumed on the back deck as the sun sets, rounded out with a salad and a glass of white wine.
Almost makes you want to sit this one out and wait for the next revolution.
Leeks Romesco
Originally by Grace Parisi
of Food and Wine
Serves 4
Time: 1 hour total, 35 minutes active
1 small red pepper
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup unsalted almonds
1 loaf of crusty, firm white bread (sourdough is best), use about three slices to make 1/4-inch cubes without crusts and reserve the rest for serving
2 garlic cloves, smashed with the flat side of a large knife
2 plum (Roma) tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons sherry vinegar (I used rice vinegar)
1/8-1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
4-6 leeks, white and tender green parts only, washed and halved lengthwise
1/2 cup vegetable stock
4 oz. crumbled Garrotxa or other tangy, semi-soft goat cheese (optional)
So does everyone know the trick for peeling tomatoes? Boil a small pot of water, submerge the tomato in the water for 10 seconds, pull it out and rinse with cool water to stop the cooking, and peel! While you're bringing your water to boil, lightly brush the bell pepper with olive oil and roast it as close to the broiler as you can get it, turning frequently. When it is charred all over, put it in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap for at least 15 minutes. Peel, de-seed, and coarsely chop as well as the tomatoes.
In a medium-sized skillet, heat 1 Tablespoon of olive oil over medium-high until shimmering. Add the almonds and cook, stirring constantly, until they begin to darken, about 5 minutes. Remove to a plate or bowl to cool. Add another 1 Tablespoon of olive oil to the skillet and cook the bread cubes over medium heat until golden, about 5 minutes. Remove to the plate with the almonds.
Add another 1 Tablespoon of olive oil to the pan and cook the bell pepper and garlic over medium heat until the garlic is lightly golden and starting to soften (take care not to burn it though; burned garlic tastes very sharp), about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cook for another minute, until the mixture is sludgy.
In a food processor, chop the almonds into nearly a powder. Add the pepper-tomato mixture and process into a paste. Add the bread cubes and 1 Tablespoon of olive oil. Then, with the processor running, pour in about 1/4 cup olive oil gradually, until the mixture is an emulsion. Transfer to a bowl and stir in 1 Tablespoon of sherry vinegar, the cayenne, and salt to taste. The romesco sauce can be refrigerated for up to four days. I used leftovers for romesco-cheese sandwiches the following two days.
In a large deep skillet (my 12-inch cast iron skillet worked great), heat 2 Tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the leeks and, turning occasionally, cook until lightly brown and starting to soften. Add the chicken stock, 1 Tablespoon of sherry vinegar, and a dash of cayenne and bring to a boil. Cover and cook over medium heat until the leeks are tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Let the leeks cool and then drain any remaining stock.
Arrange the leeks on a platter and spoon half the romesco sauce on top. If you're using cheese, crumble it on top. Serve the leeks with the crusty bread and remaining sauce on the side.
Alix Hui is an Assistant Professor of History at Mississippi State University. She can be contacted at email@example.com more articles in:


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7 days living without...a smartphone
MWC 2011 is around the corner and with it another flush of the very smartest of smartphones just waiting to wow the world. This year looks set to herald the dawn of the dual-core handset, putting mobiles very nearly on a level footing with a lot of laptops out there. So, as these pocket devices take a greater importance in our lives, a question occurred to us at Pocket-lint: is it too late for us to live without them? Have our lives become so entwined with our clever cells that we'd be at a loss if they were taken away?
To answer the question, I volunteered for the job and put a slight spin on our 7 Days Living With features to explore the experience. I gave up my smartphone and instead switched my SIM to the world's simplest mobile, John's Phone, for a week to see what life was like. This is what happened.
I've opened the box to find they've sent me a pink one. This is not a good start to the week. There was me thinking that one of the few plus sides of this experiment was the fact that I'd be walking round with a handset that's all funky and different with all the cool cats in all the cool bars coming up to buy me a drink saying: "Hey, I saw your phone from over there. Nice." Instead, I've been sent something that looks like a girl's toy.
Disappointment dealt with, I put John's Phone, or Jane's Phone as this one appears to be, onto charge and after a couple of last hours with my Nexus One that go all too quickly, the little face on the my handset for the week tells me it's fully charged and ready to go. I stick the SIM in the slide-out draw and the adventure begins.
Come lunchtime, I'm still waiting for this adventure. Nothing's really happened. All I've worked out is that nobody phones me very much. I'm not sure if anyone's sent me any text. I'm not sure if it will get displayed on the small screen on the top of the device or not. If it doesn't, will it all arrive in a rush when I get back to my smartphone or is that it? Are they gone forever? Someone could be texting me right now? I could be missing out on an opportunity of a lifetime!
What I realise is that you just have to let go. If it's important enough, someone will pick up the phone. Of course, the other issue is caller ID. Will I know who's calling before I pick up? It looks as though this phone might display the number on the screen but, seeing as the only address book is the leaflet on the back, I'm not too sure.
I can't take the pressure any more and I call Mrs Pocket-lint. Hers is the only number I've written on the phone. By the end of the week, I might actually be able to remember it.
It's late afternoon and what's really getting me is that I keep having this compulsion to check my phone but, of course, I know that it's not going to tell me anything. I feel like a crack addict, with this craving a constant lurk at the back of my mind. That aside, I haven't really encountered any real problems.
The first actual issue is when I need to go to the loo. The heavy stuff. Normally I take my phone up as something to read while I'm there but instead I have to make do with the sights of my bathroom. I walk away having decided to buy a new splash guard for the shower and with the knowledge that the walls are going to need repainting soon at the rate it's peeling off. Slightly depressing but certainly more productive than a few rounds of Angry Birds.
The worst part of the day is bed time. Lately, I've pretty much stopped reading books altogether. Whereas I used to get through a chapter or two in bed just before Mrs PL turns the light off; I've taken to browsing the world through my smartphone with its own backlit illumination for as long as I want. This is probably more erudite than it sounds and has pretty much descended into trying to break my record at Time Attack on Flick Kick Football these days but either way, the option is not available to me this week. So, do I instead revert to picking up a Penguin Classic? No, I just watch even more South Park on the sofa downstairs until I'm ready to shut my eyes.
It's largely dark in my bedroom as I wake to the sound of Baby Lint calling to come and take him out of his cot. Normally, I'd check my phone to see if the little bugger was pulling a fast one for some early milk, but there's no time displayed on the diminutive John's Phone screen and my light-less watch can't be read at this hour. Instead I do something I haven't done in years. I call the Speaking Clock. The time after the third stroke, as it turns out, is 7.04 precisely and I get up to release my son from his nightly cell.
We're having a little dance together at breakfast as She Sells Sanctuary by the Cult comes on the radio. The porridge and raisin mix I've lovingly made is flying up the walls as Baby Lint jiggles his arms and body about.
I reach for my dressing gown pocket for my Nexus One to capture the moment on video but find my non-camera sporting, pink handset. By the time I've turned out the sideboard draws to find my Flip camcorder, the moment has passed. My son indicates he wants a banana and our dance disappears into the unpaired sock depths of the great laundry basket of time.
With another day spent entirely at my home office, the only turn up for the books is that someone actually calls my phone. It rings and buzzes and a lady called Aly from Audio-Technica talks to me completely unaware of the ridiculous pink gadget at my ear. As I put the phone down, I glance at its screen. There are four bars. I don't know if that's the battery or the signal but, either way, we appear to be in good shape.
Documenting my life for a week has become quite alarming. Yet again, I barely left the house today save walking Baby Lint down to nursery and two short trips to Tescos - the second because I forgot my debit card the first time around. If I'm at home for 95 per cent of the time, do I need a mobile phone at all?
One thing that struck me was when I tried to phone my friend Hugh to arrange a trip away next week. I had no idea what his number was and, what's more, I wasn't sure I was going to be able to find it. In my memory I've got my family's mobiles, my parents' home number, all but three digits of Mrs Pocket-lint's - which is beginning to sink in, incidentally - and the car phone of my best friend's dad from when I was 10 years old. I don't suppose that last one is in service any more. I'll try it. Nope number not recognised.
So, given that none of my family know Hugh and Mrs PL doesn't have his number, I'm not sure how this is going to be possible. Fortunately, I remember that Android phones sync your contacts with your Gmail account and there's his name card complete with mobile number sitting in my account. Google to the rescue. I take the pen out of my John's Phone and add Hugh's details to the address book.
I'm up to bed late again. This time it's a Family Guy episode I must have seen three or four times before. Will I ever read again?
Okay, today is the day I was dreading. I'm leaving the house. In fact, I've got meetings all day. Normally, I'd rely on my smartphone for access to my emails and maps to find out where I've got to, when and what the people I'm meeting are actually called. I'd also use the time on the Tube into town for a 40 blissful minutes or so of a little time to myself, catching up on a podcast or two. None of these are available to me today and, knowing that, the key has been preparation.
I could dust off my old MP3 player - presuming I can find it - hook it up to my computer, transfer some music, download some podcasts but it doesn't quite feel in the spirit of the experiment. What's more, I can't really be bothered - either to spend the time doing it or carrying around a second lump in my pocket. My bag's already heavy enough complete with laptop, DSLR, voice recorder, notepad, pen and everything else that the job demands. That reminds me, no Android smartphone means no mobile hotspot wherever I go. Hadn't thought about that. Finding a Soho cafe where I can get a seat, siphon Wi-Fi and nurse a lukewarm cup of tea is never as easy as it should be.
Thankfully, I remember the TalkTalk show room on Broadwick Street with its free, yes, free internet and Nespresso coffee machine, and no one seems to bat an eyelid when I flip open my laptop and sit on the floor. The only issue is when I go to get a Wi-Fi key and the assistant asks for my phone number so they can text it to me.
The rest of the day goes pretty much without a hitch. My little piece of paper that I've prepared with all the details of my meetings isn't faring so well in the day-long drizzle but I can read enough of the smudging ink to make it to all three and all on time as well.
As for my on-train entertainment, I'm giving that book a shot and, low and behold I manage to crack it. I get enough of it read to find myself gripped. I haven't felt gripped by a book for a long time and it feels good, worthy, something a features editor should be doing.
On the final leg of my journey home my John's Phone starts to ring on a packed commuter train in rush hour. There's a fair amount of rude boys in the carriage and I'm more than a little self-conscious as I pull out the pink handset blaring away at maximum volume. I'm trying to ignore the funny looks from a broad shouldered chap standing in front of me with a gold boxing glove round his neck, a Kangol cap at a purposefully jaunty angle and large lump of ice at his knuckles.
"What is that phone, bruv," he says to me as I get up for my stop. "It's like an old school pager, mate, it's wicked."
After a second's doubt, it seems this guy's actually serious. It turns out he wants one despite the BlackBerry Bold 9800 in his hand.
"As long as it does Bluetooth, has it got Bluetooth?" he bellows across the crowd as I'm about to step off and the last image I have of him is one of pure incredulity as I shout back my reply.
"It doesn't even do text."
Friday's a bit of a mix. Conscious that I've only left my premises 1 day so far, I'm please to note that I need to take a trip out at lunchtime to pick up some football tickets. The journey up to the ground is frustratingly short for my quest to continue my reading habit. By the time I'm in the headspace that enjoying a novel requires, I have to get off again and somehow this staccato approach to Shuttlecock by Graham Swift has actually distanced me some from where I was with it yesterday.
There's also a problem with the phone. I let Baby Lint have a play with it this morning. He's usually trying to grab at my Nexus One and there's simply no way I'm going to let him get his teeth on my AMOLED. The John's Phone, on the other hand, I have no issue with. Unfortunately, his first move was to throw it across the room and onto the unforgiving surface of cold kitchen tiles. Ever since it's been rattling and, while it seems to work okay, I realise it's the vibrating mechanism that's broken off inside when I get a series of calls about a package that someone's trying to deliver to my empty house.
Waiting around in the queue at the ticket office, I realise that the John's Phone actually comes with games - well, game. At the back of the contacts book are nine blank grids of noughts and crosses. I ask the gentleman in front of me if he fancies playing and the fun lasts three rounds until we get the idea that no one's going to win. He turns back and it's all a little awkward for a while as we go back to ignoring each other before the clerk behind the glass relieves the situation.
Back in the home/office I'm sitting on the floor up against the bookshelf housing my hi-fi. I've been testing out a lot headphones this week and not having a phone to plug them into has been a bit tricky. So, instead I'm trying them on my separate system - an investment of my entire second year's student loan from university days; still the best investment I ever made. It sounds absolutely excellent. I haven't been using it often enough.
I spend the night on the sofa watching films and, despite the progress with my book, I choose to while away the smaller hours before bed with yet more South Park. Incidentally, it's one of the funniest episodes I've ever seen where they start getting high on cat wee or "cheesing" as it becomes known. It's called Major Boobage. I suggest you watch it for yourself.
Saturday is a day out with the family down to the Horniman Museum in Forest Hill where Baby Lint can be wowed by the tropical fish in the small aquarium. He's not quite as impressed as we are by the wildlife, but trying to climb into one of the tanks becomes a source of great delight for him.
One good by-product of rocking the world's most basic phone is that we're forced to bring along Mrs Pocket-lint's compact camera which is 10 times that of my Nexus One. As a result the pictures of our little one have got far better colours and fewer are blurred.
The downside is that I've no way of knowing what the football scores are, or what time the trains are coming when we head back. It's not a massive deal. I can adjust to finding out both later on, but there is a matter of convenience. All the same, there's an image that strikes me as we walk about the museum gardens. A little girl, looking cute as a button, stands in her mini yellow mac and pink wellies. She's moving from puddle A to puddle B and back again with delight in eyes as she tries to work out which is the best for showing off her obviously new attire.
All the while, her dad stands hunched over the buggy a few yards behind her with his head buried in his iPhone missing it all. Owning a smartphone doesn't make that a certainty, but it's a pointed reminder to me of what can happen. That evening I spend an extra half hour reading with Baby Lint before his sleepy time.
Final day of torture. I phone my friend at the Speaking Clock for what I suspect will be the last time in many, many years. There's no desire to look at my phone not even once as the morning goes by. That feeling like the itch of an amputated limb has simply disappeared.
All the same, I've had enough of this experiment and I must confess to cutting it a few hours short as I put the SIM back into my smartphone at lunchtime with quite some relief. All the same, I think I've got the point of what I've been through.
I glance down at the screen of the John's Phone for one last time and as I go to turn it off I realised that I never had to charge it once.
I would never suggest anyone goes back to a non-smartphone/feature phone, but then I don't think I ever was. What's important though is that we just give it a rest. Think twice before you take it out of your pocket. Do you really need to check the news, your email or Facebook quite as often as you do? It'll still be there a few hours later, but what's right in front of you might not and it's important to switch off sometimes.
Remember to read a book, whether that's on your phone or not, when perhaps you might have a long enough journey to do so. Perhaps an hour of Angry Birds isn't what the game was designed for.
Carrying a camera might even be something you want to do every now and then. For me personally, it's highlighted the fact that I should probably buy a slimline high end compact - something like the Canon PowerShot S95 or the Panasonic Lumix LX5 - rather than just the choice between a heavy DSLR and the frustrations of a cameraphone. Listen to your hi-fi system. It's got better speakers than any pair of headphones out there.
The point is that a smartphone is an excellent all rounder, but it's not as good at any of its tasks as the more specialised gadgets that you already own. Don't forget to use them. Where a smartphone is fantastic is for pure convenience. Preparing that piece of paper for my day of meetings just felt unnecessarily time consuming. Why waste precious hours when you can take care of that stuff on the move when your laptop's not in front of you?
Finally, there was something that I only noticed on Saturday. I've listened to much less music throughout the week and to make up for it, it seems I've been singing to myself as I've walked around. So, perhaps going back to my smartphone will save my sanity in more ways than I'd expected.
Oh, and just for the record, I now know Mrs Pocket-lint's number off by heart.
Are you still living with a feature phone? Does this sound like your experience of it? And is there any technology you'd like us to spend a week with and write about? Let us know in the comments.


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Swimming is for everyone!
There is no age limit and no limits to the enjoyment it can contribute to helping you maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Join the millions of people who have discovered it improves your general health, strength and fitness whilst being time efficient, great value for money and an excellent way to unwind. It's hard to beat for a total body workout!
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It's never too late to learn how to swim. We offer lessons for babies from 4 months through to adults of all ages. Whether you are a new learner, improver or returning to swimming after a long break or illness, our professional instructors are here to help.
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Group exercise classes in the pool provide a fun, low-impact way of toning up, losing weight and feeling healthy and energised. Classes are suitable for everyone over the age of 14 and are perfect for pregnant women and people recovering from injury.
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Once you start swimming, you won't be able to stop, so we ensure our pool programmes allow for you to enjoy the water in all kinds of ways. We have casual and lane swimming, fun sessions for children, parent and baby sessions and even lifeguarding and scuba diving courses.
We work closely with the Amateur Swimming Association to provide our lesson programmes and encourage our keen swimmers to take part in the annual nationwide Swimathon.
We actively encourage the participation of everyone in swimming, and as such will do everything possible to ensure the safe and fun participation of all swimming scheme participants. Please inform reception of any special requirements whether these have been formally diagnosed or not, so that the swimming instructor is able to adapt their lesson to best meet the needs of all swimmers.


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Wayne M. Lawless was born January 31, 1923 in Sobol, to Almurn Sr. and Leona (Clark) Lawless. He passed from this life January 25, 2013, in Antlers, at the age of 89. After graduating from Antlers High School, Wayne married Sirena Hensley November 1, 1942 in Antlers. Wayne worked for several years at the Southeast Equipment Sales and he also ranched most of his life. He enjoyed gardening, catfish farming, tending to his cattle, horseback riding and reading. Most of all Wayne enjoyed spending time with his family and friends along with caring for his land. Wayne was preceded in death by his wife: Sirena Lawless; parents: Almurn and Leona Lawless; sisters: Lois Duniho and Syble Dummer. He is survived by his children: Curtis Lawless & wife Lena of Antlers, Barbara Nabors & husband Mike of Antlers, Mary Virden & husband Mark of Antlers, Charlotte Lawless of Edmond, Connie Moses & husband Jesse of Antlers, and Donna Stone & husband Tim of Tyler, TX; brothers: Doyle Lawless & wife Mattie of Antlers, Almurn "Shorty" Lawless & wife Patsy of Antlers; grandchildren: Brian Lawless & wife Donna, Rebecca Crawford & husband Todd, Jason Lawless & wife Sari, Monte Nabors & wife Melody, Misty Clayton & husband Chuck, Justin Moses, Christy Sheffield & husband Doug, Ashley Stone, Kacie Stone, and Gabe Stone; great grandchildren: Corey, John, Tom, Morgan, Wil, Jaci, Shelby, Jake, Jackson, Maddy, Elly, Hallie Ann, and Elizabeth; as well as many other relatives and friends. Graveside Services were held at 2:00 PM, Monday, January 28, 2013 at Antlers City Cemetery with Reverend Andy Reed & Reverend Ron Dummer officiating. Music was "How Great Thou Art". Pallbearers included Brian Lawless, Monte Nabors, Jason Lawless, Justin Moses, Misty Clayton, Rebecca Crawford, Christy Sheffield, & Corey Sheffield. Interment followed. Family and friends may send online condolences at www.millscoffey.com [1].
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To report a problem during business hours, please call the main City Hall line at 626-355-7135 and give a brief description of the problem, or simply ask for the Public Works Department. The Public Works staff will respond to water leaks in the street or meter, downed trees and branches, road blockages, sewer overflows in public right-of-way, and hazardous situations as quickly as possible. For non-emergency problems such as potholes, streetlight outages, windstorm debris and other items staff will receive and prioritize issues, and address them as quickly as possible.
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Sean Williams teaches ethnomusicology, Irish Studies, and Asian Studies at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, where she has taught since 1991. Her teaching responsibilities for the 2014-2015 academic year focus on music in connection with the sacred (as part of the fall quarter program, "Sacred Movement, Sacred Sound" with Rob Esposito). In winter and spring of 2015 she will be on sabbatical. Her book projects include The Performance of Liminality: Sacred, Alluring, and Dangerous (a monograph); Musics of the World (a textbook); When Musicians Speak: Interviews in Ethnomusicology (an edited volume with Julia Byl); and Blood Harmony (a murder mystery). She also has a Facebook alter ego named Captain Grammar Pants.
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I know you are all going to kill me, but I bought WMC, read it with a touch of Chardonnay assisting.
Loved it, and GAVE it to my friend, Mary, to read. She reads all my TP books.
I told her to keep it for her grandson, Luke. He was around ten or eleven at the time (he's now nearly 14, and what that kid is going through at the moment would make parents shudder).
He LOVED it, and made every visitor to his house sit down and read it as soon as they came in!
Luke has a problem with reading/writing, but his maths is amazingly good.
His school has promised a "scribe" whenever he does an exam, and have not provided one for the last few months.
According to Mary, when he has a scribe, his results are in the 90%s. When he doesn't have a scribe, his marks are well down.
I told Mary to keep my copy of Eric, as I thought it was a nice, easy, entrance into Discoworld, and she told me that although it took a time (or should that be Toook? ) for him to get through it, he really enjoyed it.
The poor kid is living with his Bi-Polar mum, who stopped taking her meds about 8 months ago, steals his cash gifts to buy herself pot to smoke (and expects Granny to pay the bills), and yet he is, amazingly, still very, very grounded.
Most other kids in his position would be in gangs, selling/doing drugs, or running round with knives in their pockets by now.
Her son (his father), who is not blameless in this scenario, needs a real kick up the crunchie.
This week, he was seeking help from the NHS ( ) to get the mother sectioned, but they really won't help unless you happen to be holding a gun to somebody else's head.
Neither of Luke's parents have given him any pocket money for 2 years. The mother seems to think that Granny/Grandpa will pay for everything.
The mother's parents/siblings disown her every now and then (mostly when they have rows on Facebook), and her entire family is a nightmare, from what I can understand.
Mary told me the other week that Luke likes Manga (I've no idea, except that it's Japanese comics), so I went onto Amazon, and bought a "How to Draw Manga" book, which had great reviews on Amazon.
He was thrilled - living with Granny at the time, coz mum said he was a ... well let's not go there.... (at times she chucks his stuff out of his room into the communal bins - XBoxes and everything) - and he danced round the room.
Now it's half term, and he's back at Mummy's and half the time she's asleep.
It's no wonder that the cold Mary had last week has left the poor woman coughing her lungs up.
I've got that off "my" chest, but I would just like to point out that although I sometimes give my TP books away, it's in a REAL good cause.
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"La triomphe de Galatee" in chantilly lace and embroidered net w coral jais- 850 hours of embroidery http://t.co/EbASdWXGxq
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"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" - Leonard da Vinci, as channeled by Pierpaolo Piccioli backstage at #Valentino. #PFW
#Valentino couture inspired by a cabinet of curiosities. There's a stuffed giraffe in the entry and insects embroidered on the clothes.
Elizabethan brocades, pearl and 24-carat gold in embroideries at Valentino. Copious hours of work. And copious press notes. AF
Wildlife in the entrance to the @MaisonValentino show. Interesting. http://t.co/6KKrDnaPne
The zoo... Valentino #couture# pfw http://t.co/qX1QBYO0tn
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Guido on hair: "the Valentino woman's style doesn't change drastically from season to season,it changes & evolves in small ways naturally."
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Technology for English Learners
Intermediate40 videos10 units
- Unit 1: ProductsUnit 1
- Unit 2: People into TechnologyUnit 2
- Unit 3: GoogleUnit 3
- Unit 4: Using TechnologyUnit 4
- Unit 5: CommercialsUnit 5
- Unit 6: AppleUnit 6
- Unit 7: Cell PhonesUnit 7
- Unit 8: InspirationUnit 8
- Unit 9: The World Wide WebUnit 9
- Unit 10: The Future of TechnologyUnit 10
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The All-New Nintendo Wii U
About this Video
Nintendo takes video gaming to the next level with the advanced Wii U.
Source: Nintendo
Key Learning Points
- describing a product
- talking about possible actions
The Future of Kinect
About this Video
A simple product turns out to be something interesting and great as people start appreciating and using it.
Source: twofifteenmccann
Key Learning Points
- talking about past actions
- describing benefits
Robots for Everyday Use
About this Video
A company makes robots from vacuums to remote-controlled bomb disposal units, and robotics incorporated into the body.
Source: VOA
Key Learning Points
- describing technology
- stating intentions
Talk Your Way with the New Samsung Smart TV
About this Video
A leading electronics manufacturer introduces a new television controlled by voice and hand gestures.
Source: SamsungUSATube
Key Learning Points
- asking questions
- describing an object
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About this QuizQuiz yourself on 20 words and phrases from this unit.
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- Cell Phones
- The Future of Technology
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Nespresso's Pint-Size Pixie Machine is Made of Recycled Coffee Capsules
Many coffee connoisseurs know Nespresso for its brand of rich espresso, but did you know that the Swiss company has also been recognized for the elegant, thoughtful design of its coffee machines? One of its most popular, the Pixie, is a pint-size powerhouse that brews as flavorful a cup of java as its bulkier counterparts while still maintaining an elegant, compact profile perfect for urbanites with limited kitchen counter space. In addition to their smaller size, the newest Pixie models also have side panels that are made of aluminum recycled from used Nespresso coffee capsules. We recently had the chance to test the Pixie out and see if it could provide us with the copious amounts of caffeine needed to write all these articles every day. Read on to see what we thought.
First of all, we should say that as long-time french press users, we had our doubts about whether having a coffee machine was even necessary at all. After all, why take up valuable counter space with another appliance when you can just boil a kettle of water? But after unpacking the Nespresso Pixie, we were really surprised to see that a coffee maker could be so compact. At just 12.83 inches long, 4.33 inches wide and 9.25 inches tall, it's about the size of two and a half french presses put together. And we have to say that it's also really quite lovely to look at with its elegant, almost automotive design.
So the Pixie doesn't use as many materials as other larger coffee makers might, but what about energy usage? Well, we can't say that the Pixie uses less energy than boiling a pot of water (or perhaps it does but that would depend on how much water you're boiling and what kind of stove you have), but according to Nespresso, it does use 40% less energy than a standard A class appliance thanks to its automatic power off mode, which shuts the machine down after 9 minutes of non-use. While we think that feature is great for users that aren't already conscious about saving electricity, after using the Pixie, we think we should point out that the best way to minimize the energy it uses is to simply shut it off right after you make your cup of coffee. After turning it on, the Pixie only takes 25 seconds to heat up, and then another 30 seconds or so to make your coffee or espresso (depending on how much water you choose to add). If you turn the Pixie off right after your coffee is done, it will only have been on for a total of less than 60 seconds! The main advantage here is that unlike a traditional coffee maker that stays on all day keeping a pot hot, you only need to switch the Pixie on when you're brewing a single cup.
Another point we pondered upon was the single-serving capsules, which are priced at about 55 cents each. While they are tiny, they certainly generate more waste than the giant bag of coffee grounds we usually purchase. Although there's really no getting around that point, Nespresso is trying to do its part by encouraging its customers to keep and send in used capsules through its Ecolaboration program so that they can be recycled (oftentimes into new Pixie machines, which have panels made of about 100 capsules each). While Nespresso – very strangely – didn't tell us about this program directly, a little research led us to find that there are Nespresso capsule collection points located all around the world. To find the one closest to you, click here.
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Jason joined the Office of Investments in 2002. His work focuses on hedge funds, private capital and real assets and includes screening potential funds and managers, evaluating current investment advisors, constructing portfolios, monitoring market conditions and participating in the investment decision process.
He has prior experience in wealth management with Chess Financial Corp. of Cleveland and in mutual fund pricing with State Street Corp. of Boston. Jason has a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and an MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.
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Ultimate skiing simulator at Realli-Ski
There is no doubt that getting a few lessons before you hit the slopes on that expensive skiing holiday can really help get the most out of your time on the snow.
You can head to your nearest dry ski slope or even take a day out to the SnowDome. But all that messing around with short runs and ski lifts really eats into your lesson.
In steps Realli-Ski, piste left, with a super machine to solve your problems. The company operates a number of ski simulators that, rather than give you a Wii Balance Board experience, takes things to a whole new level with what is essentially a giant treadmill.
Hand-built in Kent, the Realli-Ski simulators feature a revolving "Realli-Snow" surface, safety bars and harness to keep the budding skier from falling over. The machine spins up and lo and behold, you're skiing. The angle of the machine can also be changed to make the slope more aggressive.
Realli-Ski lessons are taught by BASI qualified instructors and the company claims that a 30-minute Realli-Ski lesson is the equivalent of 5 hours on a dry slope. All the kit you need is supplied but you can bring your own boots if you prefer.
We didn't get to have a go, but they look Realli-Cool. The company has centres in Canterbury and Watford. Link below.


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Twelve years ago, Nicolas Berggruen sold his apartment, which was filled with French antiques, on the 31st floor of the Pierre Hotel in Manhattan. He said he no longer wanted to be weighed down by physical possessions. He did the same with his Art Deco house on a private island near Miami. From that point on he would be homeless.
Now he keeps what little he owns in storage and travels light, carrying just his iPhone, a few pairs of jeans, a fancy suit or two, and some white monogrammed shirts he wears until they are threadbare. At 51, the diminutive Berggruen is weathered, but still youthful, with unkempt brown hair and stubble. There's something else he hung on to: his Gulfstream IV. It takes him to cities where he stays in five-star hotels. In London, he checks into Claridge's. In New York, he's at the Carlyle Hotel. In Los Angeles, he takes a suite at the Peninsula Beverly Hills.
His social calendar tends to be full no matter where he is. A dual citizen of Germany and the U.S. who speaks three languages, Berggruen makes a point of having lunch and dinner each day with someone intriguing. It could be an author, a famous artist, or a world leader. He prefers to meet them at restaurants near his hotel. He makes reservations for three even when he only plans to dine with one. That way he doesn't get stuck at a small table. He leaves room for dessert. He adores chocolate.
In the evening, Berggruen is frequently photographed at parties with attractive women such as British actress Gabriella Wright. "You could easily look at his life and say, 'Oh, my gosh, he's always got a pretty girl on his arm. He's at every party around the world. Is he just a giant playboy?' " says his friend Vicky Ward, a contributing editor to Vanity Fair. Maybe. Every year, Berggruen throws a party at the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood during Oscar week and invites all his friends. They rub shoulders with Hollywood types such as Paris Hilton, Woody Harrelson, and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Berggruen can afford to live like this because he's chairman of Berggruen Holdings, a New York-based private equity firm that buys troubled companies and fixes them up. Currently it owns more than 30, including an Australian farming operation, a British life insurer, a Portuguese book publisher, a German department store chain, and real estate development projects in Turkey, Israel, India, and Newark, N.J. According to its website, the privately held holding company's annual revenue is $5 billion. It throws off $250 million in earnings each year. Berggruen's personal worth is estimated by Bloomberg Markets to be $2.5 billion.


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Restoring a Corvette to the nth degree is the ultimate goal of most Vette devotees, but to some, drop-dead gorgeous just isn't good enough. In our search for the world's most eye-pleasing '73 Corvette (hey, we have some pretty esoteric tastes), we were led to Helotes, Texas, where Jeff Lilly Restorations had just completed an astonishingly complete frame-off restoration of a Mille Miglia Red '73 Stingray.
"Owner Rich Wilson had driven 'Red' around for many years with many memories, and it had 41,000 original miles on its odometer when it arrived at my shop," Lilly says. "I asked him the history of the car, and he said he bought it new, it was his very first Corvette, and he had a sentimental attachment to it."
With an output rating of just 190 hp, the base '73 Vette was far from the kind of fire-breathing musclecar exemplified by its LT-1 and LS5/6 predecessors. But what the newer model lacked in power, it more than made up for in increased popularity. A total of 30,464 Corvettes were produced that year, an increase of 3,460 units over the previous 12-month span.
The '73 Vette resembled its earlier C3 siblings, though with a few important differences. For the first time ever, GM installed a body-colored, urethane-covered aluminum safety bumper designed to handle up to 5-mph front-end impacts. Also engineered for the car were a domed hood, steel guard-beam doors, a fixed rear window, new chassis mounts, air-duct-type front fender vents, a coolant-recovery system that allowed overflow coolant to recirculate back into the radiator, and improved sound dampening.
Two performance upgrades were available in 1973. The first was the L82 350ci engine, a new, $299 option that boosted the Vette's output to 250 hp. The second was the LS4 454ci big-block, rated at 275 hp. Wilson's Corvette received the L82 engine, making it one of 5,710 Corvettes thus equipped for the model year.
To begin the restoration, Lilly removed the Vette's body from its frame. Then, he steam-cleaned the chassis and fiberglass shell separately, removing 35 years of oil, grease, dirt, and other contaminants. His next step was to blast the fiberglass to a bare shell with plastic media. "There were hundreds of small cracks in the body that needed repairing. She was a decent car to start with, but still pretty rough," he recalls.
Lilly stripped the chassis, removing the drivetrain and the original suspension components, then media-blasted the frame with aluminum oxide. After priming, sanding, and painting the frame, he wrapped it with several layers of plastic for protection and lowered the fiberglass shell back onto it. Once the new body mounts were installed, it was time to move on to the bodywork.
Once the body was straight, Lilly used Glasurit paints to recreate the Vette's original hue, laying down six coats each of base and clear before color-sanding. "There's only one way to ensure color-sanding is dead-on," Lilly says. "We view the car inside a building with overhead fluorescent lights approximately 10 feet from its body. If the outer edges of the reflection of the light on the body are perfectly straight, the car is color-sanded correctly. If there are waves in the outer edges of the image's reflection, the color-sanding was not done effectively. This is called 'paint flutter,' and our goal was to make sure there was none of it on this Corvette."
At that point, Lilly removed the plastic protecting the frame and reassembled the restored suspension components. These included unequal-length A-arms, coil springs, and a stabilizer bar up front, along with trailing arms, toe links, and an antiroll bar for the rear. The only mods include better-handling Bilstein shocks at all four corners and a fiberglass transverse leaf spring.


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PETOSKEY, Mich. (AP) - The search for a driver who fled an accident scene in northern Michigan over the weekend was apparently a job for a dog, not a bat.
State troopers arrested 33-year-old Mark Wayne Williams because they say he refused to leave them alone after he showed up Saturday night wearing a Batman outfit.
"He wouldn't clear the scene, and we had a canine out there and he kept screwing up the scent," State Police Sgt. Jeff Gorno told the Petoskey News-Review. "He said he wanted to help us look for the driver."
"We didn't want the dog to track Batman instead of the accident scene, and he was getting in the way of officers who had a job to do," the sergeant said.
Williams wasn't carrying any dangerous weapons, but his costume and gear were confiscated, Gorno said. He was charged with resisting and obstructing police in an investigation, and he posted bond and was released from the county jail. He is due back in court Oct. 18.


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Art Fund 'National Art Pass' by 101
101 has created a print and outdoor campaign for the Art Fund to support its National Art Pass, which offers free or discounted access to museums, galleries and historic houses.
The ads feature works of art, by the likes of Picasso, Warhol and Velázquez, that have been saved by the charity. They were written by Richard Flintham, Jonathan Thake, Mark Elwood and Tracey Gill, and art directed by Elwood and Dave Allen.


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Residence Hall policies are set and enforced for the benefit and well-being of all community members. The residence hall regulations are concerned with the application of the Honor Principle in the non-academic area, and pertain to all students living in Residence Halls, their guests and dependents. Infractions of these regulations shall be handled by the Resident Assistant, the Director of Residence Life, and/or Honor Council.
Within the residence halls, student staff members are selected and trained to serve for the academic year as Resident Assistants (RAs). RAs carry out a broad range of responsibilities in the areas of peer counseling, conflict resolution, mediation, community-based programming, policy enforcement, crisis management and community development. They make appropriate referrals when necessary and act as a resource for residential students.
A Hall Senator represents each residential unit in the Student Senate. Senators provide one of the several channels for students to voice opinions and make suggestions to the Wilson College Government Association. Hall Senators also serve on Residence Council to address community concerns and communicate information to residents. Residence Hall rules and regulations are evaluated regularly by Residence Council and Residence Life staff.
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Storage Guidelines
Academic Year Storage
Summer Storage
WWC Seasonal Storage Expectations
Only things needed throughout the semester permitted. If needed less than twice a year, use long term storage in Prentis loft (see Summer Storage regulations above).
Everything must be clearly labeled with resident name.
All items should be in closed containers - no plastic bags, grocery bags, etc.
No furniture or empty boxes permitted. Those must go to long term storage. There is no storage of college-issued furniture at any time in any storage room.
We ask that each resident keep no more than 6 items in this room at any time.
All belongings must be removed from storage (& every other community spaces) at the time of your departure from the college.
Seasonal storage is unlocked at all times so that any resident can access their belongings as needed - please do not store precious items in this space.
All residents are expected to respect each other's belongings. Adding/removing items from storage should always be done by the resident, never by children.
The room should be kept tidy and orderly at all times.
Use of any storage space is at the resident's own risk. The College and its officers, employees, and agents assume no responsibility for the loss, damage, or destructions of personal property kept or stored in the residence hall. The college recommends that a student's property be insured under her own individual homeowner's/renter's policy.
Storage will be audited at the beginning and end of each semester. Any items left in storage for a semester beyond their expected date out of storage will be removed at owner's expense. Any violations of the storage policy will be charged back to the student.
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(This schedule is a guide and may change temporarily depending upon staff availability, work load, holidays, etc.)
In honor of the substantial role animals play in Wilson students' personal and professional lives, Wilson has established the following generous pet policy. This policy is an agreement between the college and the Students that places heavy responsibility on the pet owner to humanely care for their pet while causing no disturbance or damage to the community or facility. Any resident, who chooses to become, or is a pet owner must abide by the following regulations.
In an effort to ensure that all pets are properly cared for, pet policies are being followed, and pet-related issues or concerns in the community are being addressed quickly and professionally, the Pet Proctor and the Resident Assistant have the following responsibilities:
1. The Pet Proctor is a self-nominating position and is available to all students who live on campus and are willing to take the position seriously. However, because of the nature of the position, it is highly recommended that the Pet Proctor be a sophomore, junior, or senior in the VMT field, pre-vet, or someone who has proven to be knowledgeable about animals.
2. There will be one Pet Proctor per resident hall community (1 per RA). The floor/hall will vote within the first two weeks of the fall semester to determine who will hold this position. The Pet Proctor position will be held for one year.
3. The Pet Proctors must attend a mandatory training with the Director of Residence Life and the VMC staff at the start of each semester.
4. S/he is required to have a list of pets on their hall. This includes the owner's name, room assignment, number and type of animal(s) in the room, number and type of habitats in the room. This list must be updated on a monthly basis at minimum.
5. The Pet Proctor must conduct regular checks of animal rooms every 2-3 weeks.
6. The Pet Proctor has the authority to decide if the animal is being treated or housed inhumanely (i.e. including cleanliness, odor control, handling, etc.).
7. S/he has the authority to confront the pet owner about any concerns regarding the animals including excess odor from the animal, the animal's cage, or the room.
8. S/he has the authority to implement the warning system.
9. S/he must inform the Resident Assistant of any concerns, issues, or violations related to the Pet Policy.
10. S/he has the authority to call a pet meeting to discuss any major problems or any new information about pets.
11. S/he has the authority to see that the animal is removed from the owner's possession after the final warning and to see that all of that individual's future privileges are lost.
All pet owners agree, by bringing a pet on campus, that they will abide by the above policies. Because the pet policy is a privilege and has a dramatic impact on the community and facilities, violations of the pet policy are viewed with extreme seriousness. Violations of the pet policy by any Wilson student will result in implementation of the warning system. The warning system is a guideline but the warning system may be implemented at any stage that the specifics of a situation warrant.
Clause I: Any resident who has an animal that is not allowed will automatically receive a fine equivalent to the third warning and loss of pet privileges. The animal must be removed from campus within 24 hours.
Clause II: Any situation that the Pet Proctor, the RA, the Director of Residence Life, or the Dean of Students feels is unethical or inhumane to the animal will result in an automatic third warning.
Clause III: The pet owner will see that any animal of which they are giving up ownership (either required or voluntary) goes to a responsible owner. Failure to do so will be seen as unethical/inhumane treatment subject to fining or referral to Honor Council.
Clause IV: If the pet owner would like to appeal their warnings, the appeal will be heard by Honor Council.


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John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, KG, PC (25 May 1713 – 10 March 1792), styled Lord Mount Stuart before 1723, was a Scottish nobleman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain (1762–1763) under George III, and was arguably the last important favourite in British politics. He was the first Prime Minister from Scotland following the Acts of Union in 1707.
A close relative of the Campbell clan (his mother was a daughter of the 1st Duke of Argyll), Bute succeeded to the Earldom of Bute (named after the Isle of Bute) upon the death of his father, James Stuart, 2nd Earl of Bute, in 1723. He was brought up thereafter by his maternal uncles, the 2nd Duke of Argyll and the 3rd Earl of Ilay. Bute studied at Eton College (1720-1728) and the University of Leiden, Netherlands (1728-1732), where he graduated with a degree in civil and public law. On 24 August 1736, he married Mary Wortley Montagu (daughter of Edward and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu), bringing the large Wortley estates to his family. In 1737, due to the influence of his uncles, he was elected a Scottish representative peer, but he was not very active in the Lords and was not reelected in 1741. For the next several years he retired to his estates in Scotland to manage his affairs and indulge his interest in botany.
During the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, Bute moved to London, and two years later met Prince Frederick, the Prince of Wales there, soon becoming a close associate of the Prince. Upon the Prince's death in 1751, the education of his son, Prince George, the new Prince of Wales, became a priority and in 1755 Bute was appointed as his tutor. Bute arranged for the Prince and his brother Prince Edward to follow a course of lectures on natural philosophy by the itinerant lecturer Stephen Demainbray. This led to an increased interest in natural philosophy on the part of the young prince and was one in a series of events that led to the establishment of the George III Collection of natural philosophical instruments. Furthermore, following the death of the Prince Frederick, Bute became close to his widow, Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, the Dowager Princess of Wales. It was rumoured that the couple were having an affair, and indeed soon after John Horne (an associate of the Prince of Wales) published a scandalous pamphlet alluding to a liaison between Bute and the Princess. Rumours of this affair were almost certainly untrue, as Bute was by all indications happily married, and he held sincere religious beliefs against adultery.
Because of the influence he had over his pupil, Bute expected to rise quickly to political power following George's accession to the throne in 1760, but his plans were premature. Re-elected as a Scottish representative peer in 1760, he was indeed appointed the de facto Prime Minister, and was successful in ending the Whig dominance and the Seven Years' War, but King George began to see through him, and turned against him after being criticised for an official speech which the press recognised as Bute's own work. The journalist John Wilkes published a newspaper called The North Briton, in which both Bute and the Dowager Princess of Wales were savagely satirised. Bute resigned as prime minister shortly afterwards, though he remained in the House of Lords a Scottish representative peer until 1780. He remained friendly with the Dowager Princess of Wales, but her attempts to reconcile him with George III proved futile.
For the remainder of his life, Bute remained at his estate in Hampshire, from where he continued his pursuit of botany and became a major literary and artistic patron. Among his beneficiaries were Samuel Johnson, Tobias Smollett, Robert Adam, and William Robertson. He also gave considerably to the Scottish universities. His botanical work culminated in the publication of Botanical Tables Containing the Families of British Plants in 1785.
He died at his home in South Audley Street, Grosvenor Square, London, and was buried at Rothesay on the Isle of Bute.
The flowering plant genus Stuartia is named after him.
The Earl held the Manor of Luton and had Luton Hoo designed and built by the neoclassical architect Robert Adam. Work commenced in 1767. The original plan had been for a grand and magnificent new house. However, this plan was never fully executed and much of the work was a remodelling of the older house. Building work was interrupted by a fire in 1771, but by 1774 the house, though incomplete, was inhabited. Dr. Samuel Johnson visiting the house in 1781 is quoted as saying, "This is one of the places I do not regret coming to see....in the house magnificence is not sacrificed to convenience, nor convenience to magnificence".
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All hail the King! The new-for-'09 ZR1-now sans hyphen-will beginshowing up at dealers in late summer or early fall of this year. Only2,000 of these new, 200-mph super-Vettes will be built in the firstyear, significantly fewer than the 3,049 "original" ZR-1s constructed in1990. Back then, most dealers sold their initial ZR-1s for well over thesticker price. We anticipate that a similar situation will plague thenew car. Witness January's Barrett-Jackson event, in which the firstproduction ZR1 sold for one million dollars.
Sales of the original ZR-1 decreased each year until production ceasedin 1995. Will we see the same trend with the new edition? We don't thinkso, since today's Corvette is offered at four closely spaced pricepoints-coupe, convertible, Z06, and ZR1-giving buyers plenty of choiceand a clearer model hierarchy to ascend as their fortunes increase. The'90-'95 Vette, by contrast, was only offered in three versions, and theprice gap separating the base car and the similar-looking ZR-1 wasimmense.
Instead of taking the easy route and rehashing the same, old,GM-supplied press photos, we decided to visit the '08 DetroitInternational Motor Show and witness the public debut of the new ZR1 inperson. The car displayed in Detroit was one of only two show-readyprototypes in existence. It was finished in stylish Cyber Gray, one oftwo new colors for '09. (Blade Silver is the other.) This shade blendedespecially well the ZR1's clearcoated carbon-fiber roof, front spoiler,and rocker panels. The see-through Lexan hood, meanwhile, enabledshowgoers to read the "LS9 Supercharged" script adorning the enginecover.
The ZR1 creators were all in attendance, including Tom Wallace, vehicleline executive; Tadge Juechter, chief engineer, Corvette and XLR; JimDanahy, chief engineer, C6 Corvette Programs; Sam Winegarden, GMpowertrain engineering; and Tom Peters and Kirk Bennion of GM design.The team brought along a bare version of the ZR1 chassis, which uses thesame all-aluminum frame structure as the Z06.
Mounted into this frame is the 620hp LS9 engine. The LS9's output isgreatly enhanced with a new, twin-screw, four-lobe supercharger fromEaton. According to Winegarden, several changes were made to the LS3block to accommodate the increased power of the supercharger.
"One of the areas that came up weak on our structural analysis of theLS3 was its bulkhead strength," he said. "So we made the bulkheadsstronger, which helped engine durability. This also allowed us to makebigger openings, or 'windows,' from bulkhead to bulkhead in the block.The bigger windows allowed us to manage the airflow from bay to bay,which helped make more power. It's not often we can make the enginestronger and more powerful at the same time."
Like its block, the LS9's cylinder heads incorporate high-tech touchesinto existing technology. According to Winegarden, the heads are similarto those found on the LS3 and LS7, with the exception of the materialsand the heat-treatment process. "This is because of the increasedpressure in this engine, which made us go to an upgraded material. Thegeometry, port size, etc., are essentially the same. The valves aretitanium, much like the LS7, and the rods are also titanium. It's veryimportant at these power/lift dynamic levels that we have this extrastrength."


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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – A big, glowing sign of flood recovery is going up in Downtown Cedar Rapids Monday.
Crews will bring in a crane to hoist the well-known Paramount Theatre marquee back to its original location above the front entrance of the building on 3rd Avenue. That's where it has been sitting for decades.
Nesper Sign of Cedar Rapids added the finishing touches to the sign last week, but it has been undergoing renovations since April when workers removed it from the flood-damaged building.
The sign will have some new technology including LED lights and an electronic messaging board, much like the one on Theatre Cedar Rapids.
"I think once the community sees this light up and the new technology that's in it, I think it will bring some light and vitality back to that corner that's kind of been dark on that street for some time," said Nesper Sign's Phil Garland.
Despite the changes, the marquee will still have the original color and flair. Many of the old pieces are still intact and overall the sign will look much like it always did. Many have been waiting months to see the fixed-up marquee go back up.
"I know we've been asked questions from the city of Cedar Rapids, the mayor's level, when is this thing going up? So there's a lot of people looking forward to this to happen and as it happens it just continues to bring that revitalization downtown," said Nesper Sign's Pat McAllister.
The crew that fixed up the old sign is very familiar with it.
"Nesper first manufactured this [marquee] back in the 20s and was redone in '85, so most of the core stuff that was there remains. But we had to do new facing, painting, all new lamping, electrical and sockets that need to be replaced," McAllister said.
The installation of the marquee is set to take about two days. The Paramount is slated to re-open during the first weekend in November.
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What comes to mind when you see the term mechanical mistress? Do you envision a "project from hell" that consumes all of your available money, spare parts, tools in your shop, and your relationships with everyone you know? In Bill Kroll's case, that phrase was painted in the coves of a '57 Corvette that he bought back in the mid-'70s when he was 19. That wasn't all that was painted on that C1's original fiberglass. "It had a 'psychedelic' paint job on it," he recalls. "It was kind of like a show car, but more of a show car on the outside than underneath. It was a pretty crazy paint job-people either loved it or hated it."
Under the hood, Bill found a worn-out 327, which had replaced a big-block Chevy V8, which in turn had replaced the long-removed original 283. Out went the 327 in favor of an LT1-spec 350, and Bill drove it in and around his hometown of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, for the next couple of years, until that love/hate relationship with the Vette's "psychedelic patchwork-crushed mirror" color scheme ended, thanks to an unfortunate mishap in his driveway with his brother's '65 Chevy pickup. "I'd just got the car running and I was jumping it with his truck," Bill remembers. "I told my brother to back the truck away from the garage because I wanted to back the car out. He left the hood open on the truck, and he pulled forward to go alongside the house as I backed up, and he rammed right into the back corner of the car. He shut the truck off, got out, and ran."
When he repaired the '57's body, Bill stripped his C1 of its painted-on psychedelia for a simpler black/silver color scheme. However, other priorities in his life (marriage, family, and farming) put the '57 project on hold. It lay dormant in his basement for many a year, waiting for the day when he'd work on it again. That day came after a trip to Corvettes at Carlisle in 2003. "I started to restore it to pretty much original, but I didn't have the original 283, or anything like that," says Bill. "But, a friend of mine on the next hill had a '57, and he'd put the Mustang II front suspension under it. So, I started thinking about that."
Bill took the Wonderbar radio from his C1 to Carlisle and sold it. With a bankroll in hand, Bill was looking for a way to put later-generation Corvette chassis tech under his '57. "At first, I was talking to Paul Newman, of Newman's Car Creations, and I was almost ready to tell him to pick up my frame on his way back to California," says Bill. "Then, I walked over the hill and I met Billy Dawson."
This was about a year after Dawson had brought his first tubular C1 Corvette frame to Bloomington Gold from his Seguin Speed Shop in central Texas, a frame that created such a stir among Vette builders and owners that they were giving him deposits for production versions of the "Corvette Correction" C1 frame that C4 suspension and steering parts readily bolted onto-before it was in production. Bill says that a look at Dawson's frame, and a chat with him, were all it took to sell him on it. Says Bill, "I gave him a thousand dollars-from the radio-as a deposit on one of his frames and it all went from there."
Now that he had a new frame, Bill needed the powertrain and chassis hardware to go on it. Instead of finding a parts car at a salvage yard down the road, Bill used the Information Superhighway to find what he needed. "I found them on eBay," he says. "I bought a front suspension from one place, and a rear suspension from another, but they're both '93s." Also found on eBay: A new-vintage LS1 engine. To go along with it, Bill scored a six-speed Tremec gearbox and a Positraction-equipped, 3.73-geared Dana 36 rear end.
Once he had the parts together, making a rolling chassis out of them was a snap. "Just bolt it on-that was it," Bill says, adding that Dawson was available throughout the project to render any help that was needed. "He's the nicest person you'd ever want to meet," Bill adds.


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