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Talking Roby Celik the Robot
50,000 - 100,000 downloads
- 3D Graphics, good-looking interface
- High-quality sound
- Sharing options
- Shake your device to make him react
- Kids will love it, adults will find it fun but will be fed up after a while
- Not too many reactions available
- It could be improved: different voices, new scenarios...
+ By Outfit7
"Have you met Roby Celik?"
Reviewed by Emmanuel Lund / Jun 15, 2011
Talking Roby Celik The Robot is a entertaining app in which you can talk to a fun 3D robot and play with him
This is the paid version ($0.99) of Talking Roby Celik Free. It contains no ads, 2 more dances and a stack of pianos.
"Talking free" series comes back this time with a special robot called Roby Celik. Talk to him and he will repeat your words with his robo voice. But Roby Celik doesn't only repeat as he was a parrot. If you poke, swiple or tickle him he will react laughing or grumbling. Shake your device and see how Roby keeps his balance or press button to see Roby dance. If you are insistent he will get angry and maybe he won't dance for you anymore. You can changes Roby's color. Choose silver or orange.
This is an app that kids will love. But if you let them to play "turn off the more violent actions", only recommendable for adults. Record Santa doing things and share your creations on Youtube/Facebook, or send them by email/MMS.
Talking Roby Celik The Robot has been developed by Outfit7 Limited, an emerging developer team which has launched a series of "Talking" characters and which is being quite successful thanks to it.
Have real fun playing with Roby. Everyone is going to love him, specially the kids
Roby is a talking, hip-hop dancing robot. He can speak the words you type on your keyboard. He also repeats anything you say with his robo voice.
Try to poke or pet Roby to see his reactions. Press buttons and see Roby dance.
Record your own videos of Roby and share them on YouTube & Facebook, send them by email/MMS (text) or save them to SD card.
★★★ How to Play: ★★★
✔ Type a word or a sentence and Roby will speak it.
✔ Talk to Roby and he will repeat your words with his robo voice.
✔ Poke Roby in the head, body or arms and watch his reactions.
✔ Pet him and he will like it.
✔ Shake your device and see how Roby keeps his balance.
✔ Press button to see Roby dance.
★★★ Press Menu -> Settings to: ★★★
✔ Make him listen longer before repeating
✔ Change the robot's color to silver/orange
✔ Clear the Facebook/YouTube login data
★★★ Paid features ★★★
✔ 2 more dances
✔ A stack of pianos
✔ No ads
1.1.7: We have removed license checking (DRM) from the app.
Some lists where this application appears: Reviewed by Emmanuel Lund.
My grandson loves Roby. He can't get enough.
Love him.He is funny.
Talking Roby is fun, enjoyable, and humiliating (because of the piano). I gave this app 4 stars because you changed the voice to a girl... Why outfit7 whyyyyyy!
There is no place to type in phrases that I could find. Other than that, it does what it should.
I like the game
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Mio Culture: Green Solutions for Small Spaces
Store Profile
- Location: online only
- Website: mioculture.com
Store History
Sustainable modern furnishings, accessories, culture and consulting. Affordable eco-friendly solutions for your home, office and life. Green Design For Everyone.
We've written about Mio's products several times before, but we've haven't focused on the company as a whole and what makes their collection unique. Based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mio has tried hard to create modern, good-looking green products at accessible price points, and they've been able to do so by rethinking the way they use materials.
They've used lightweight recycled cardboard and paper to create architectural room dividers and surface systems, wool felt to make soft-sided lighting, and pre-consumer waste wood to make shelving systems. By elevating humble and recycled materials through design, they're able to keep price points low while maintaining green production processes.
Their products are also particularly well suited to small spaces — the room dividers are modular and can be reconfigured to fit a tight corner, the shelving is stackable, and the tiled surface systems can be cut to fit a wall of any size.
Any first-hand reviews of Mio products? Share them in the comments below.
• Naked Line, $280
• Nomad Room Divider System, $56 for 24 sheets
• Capsule Lights, $75
• Ripple Paper Forms, $32
• Ripple Paper Forms, $32
• Flow Paper Forms, $32
• ModuTile, $95
• Loop by the Yard, $13
• Shroom Light, $79
• Bendant Lamp, $175
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To call particle board 'green' is a bit of a joke. Apart from the ingredients and the manufacturing process - which may be more or less greener sometimes - how long will these boxes with raw edges survive?
If real wood gets damaged - even badly -, you most often can repair it. An old and damaged piece of particle board can go into the bin only.
In addition, $280 for these small and simple boxes is fairly expensive.

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If there's one thing I learned in my court appointed parenting class, it's how not to be a shitty parent. Too bad so many other people can't seem to learn the same. It seems like all I hear from parents everywhere I go is "Blah blah blah! The Swine Flu's gonna kill my kid, blah blah blah!"
Seriously people, it's not a big deal. Besides, if your kid bites it from the swine flu, just make another one (we all know how fun that is, right?) Also, as I a parent, I think there are a number of other, much bigger, worries that we need to be focusing on.
For instance, did you know that drinking Mountain Dew can shrink your balls? My boys love that stuff! They drink it morning, day, and night! (Well, they used to until I found out the drink would turn their family jewels into the family studded earrings).
Also, terrorism. Terrorism is a constant threat to the safety of your children. If you're a good parent, you will constantly remind your children that they are in danger of these attacks (it's good to keep them cautious).
Did you know that the Round Rock outlet mall is #345 on the FBI's list of "Places that are somewhat likely to be struck by a terrorist attack"? 345! They might as well change the name to "the Kenyan Embassy"! All I know is that if my boys or I need a new pair of slacks from the Gap, we're heading to Hillsboro (which is placed safely at #670).
Also, what's all this I hear about the H1N1 vaccine causing autism? What a bunch of baloney! First of all, a lot of autism cases are misdiagnosed. What's the real prognosis? LAZINESS. Just tell your kid to quit being lazy and start interacting socially with others like a normal kid. Pretty soon, they're bound to quit with the charade and snap out of it.
Secondly, so what if it has a chance of causing autism? Are we going to stop doing everything that might have a chance of causing a horrible, debilitating illness? That's like saying we should quit getting sunburned because it causes skin cancer! And I may be a parent, but that doesn't mean I have total authority over my children's choices.
If they want to drink hard liquor at the age of 12, who am I to stop them? Cirrhosis of the liver be damned! I'm not going to step on my child's basic American freedoms. The point is: let's be sensible about this, and quit being preoccupied with all of this "harmful side effects" nonsense. It's time to wake up America.


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Letters to the Editor
The Editor:
I just wanted to send a rousing thank you to the Blaine police department and the county sheriffs department for the way they allowed everyone to enjoy the 4th of July! Two years ago they quickly shut the fireworks off at 10 p.m., which I thought was totally ridiculous seeing as we were celebrating our independence as a nation.
But this year was quite different, in that they allowed the festivities to go on until after 11:30 p.m., which was so refreshing. I just wanted to let them know that there were quite a few folks who had the time of their life, due in part to their tolerance and accepting spirit.
Thanks again to our police department!
Keith Morris
the bite into police work...
The Editor:
We believe a police canine program will benefit our town and the police department. We know city financial resources are tight, and thus are trying to fund this program entirely outside of the city budget. Limited appeals to the community for assistance have resulted in the receipt of about $6,000 in cash donations. To start and maintain the program, we need a total of about $20,000.
The community has stepped forward and offered its help in other ways. Ruth Green of the Red Caboose donated a beautiful stained glass window ( 3 x 4 feet) depicting a bald eagle and a lighthouse. This item is valued at $3,500 and may be viewed at the Bayside Beauty Salon on Peace Portal Drive. We will be raffling this item with the final drawing held on October 6. Tickets are $2 each. This is where we need your help! If you could pick up a packet of tickets from Lisa at the police department and sell them, your help would be very much appreciated. If you dont want to sell tickets, your help in buying a packet would also be appreciated (of course any soliciting/sales would have to occur during your non-working hours).
Other events being planned include: A community day in Marine park on August 18. This will include free child car seat checks, free fingerprinting for kids and free K-9 demonstrations by other law enforcement agencies. Volunteers from the Bayside Beauty Salon will be offering buzz haircuts for $5. This new hair style called the K9 Crop will probably start a new national trend and put you in style for the fall. We are also trying to plan a movie in the park that night. Concessions will be operated. All proceeds will go to the canine fund.
A wine and cheese party/silent auction will be held on the top floor of Ken Kellars building on October 6. This will involve the silent auction of extraordinarily fine kitchen and cooking ware and possibly some items of art. It will culminate with the drawing for the stained glass. Thus far, we have a commitment to donate about $11,000 in merchandise for this event.
This is a community project, thus any help you can provide will again be very much appreciated.
Bill Elfo, Blaine chief of police
The Editor:
Is there anyone or a faction that can prevent my city park from being cut down for view purposes!
A new resident adjacent to my city park is cutting down my shade trees and underbrush for a better view of the harbor and Canada. This is a waterfront park and they are leaving the trees to lay on the hillside and the beach which are collecting more seaweed for one and the bald eagles are no longer roosting in the park like they used to. I have tried to get the Blaine city parks department to do something to stop this horrifying butchery, but six months later the cutting persists ... Little by little the old growth will no longer be standing. Help if you can! Please! From a concerned citizen.
Kevin Tomasch
they build it, they will come...
The Editor:
I am writing in support of the construction of a new fire station for Blaine. As a comparatively new (and somewhat older) member of the community, I have been very impressed with the quality of the service provided by our firefighters and the support and respect that the Blaine fire department has throughout the area.
I recently had occasion to use the services of our firefighters for a medical emergency and the professionalism and courtesy displayed by the responders was truly impressive. I have heard similar positive stories from others within the community.
To be able to continue to deliver such outstanding service to the citizens of Blaine, our firefighters need and deserve the finest facilities possible. An investment in them is an investment in our own personal safety and well-being. I urge the voters of Blaine to give their full endorsement to the proposed new fire station.
Alex Mackenzie
The Editor:
Much of my better thinking, it seems, occurs while Im trimming my lovely lawn as I push my motor-free German-built mower over the green grass. But as the summer wears on, I find myself facing a natural challenge, thanks to my spreading apple trees.
Last week, while I was contemplating Blaines future, the terrain was suddenly bumpy as I began to mow beneath those trees. Looking down, I saw dozens of applets, victims of competition in natures law known as survival of the fittest. Good heavens, I said to myself. Abortions! I wonder if our president would consider them real apples. There they lay, like bubbles floating atop a green stew. In order to clear the way for smooth mowing, I picked them up one by one and reverently placed them under by shrubs to eventually become fertilizer. Ah, I said to myself (everybody in Blaine knows I talk to myself), those neonatal bubbles are gone, and now its smooth sailing for my wonderful human-powered lawnmower.
Bubbles! I nearly shouted. Thats it! We should rename our town. We ought to call it Bubbles. Bubbles, Washington! Bubbles are beautiful. Bubbles are bold. Bubbles maintain their identity to the bitter end, and then they go out with a quiet bang never an audible whimper. Songs have been written about Bubbles. Im forever blowing bubbles ... And though bubbles are generated 20 fathoms beneath the sea, they happily rise to the top momentarily to celebrate their rendezvous with the waves while the sun, with its glorious illumination, also rises.
Blaine has celebrated many bubbles. Fishing bubbles. Cannery bubbles. Lumber bubbles. Sawmill bubbles. Peace Arch bubbles. Black and White bubbles. Porno bubbles. Gasoline bubbles. Cheese, milk and beer bubbles. Pull-tab bubbles. And there are bubbles yet to come. Turn-of-the-century-before-last bubbles. Marina bubbles. Boardwalk bubbles. Kiosk bubbles. Artistic bubbles. Recreational bubbles. Tourist bubbles. I can hardly wait! Most of all, bubbles are magic. Everybody ought to believe in bubbles. As Hemingway penned the last words of The Sun Also Rises, what a disillusioned fool Jake was to express his doubts about bubbly Brett.
Oh, Jake, Brett said, we could have had such a damned good time together.
Ahead was a mounted policeman in khaki directing traffic. He raised his baton. The car slowed suddenly pressing Brett against me.
Yes, I said. Isnt it pretty to think so?
Richard Clark
for Mr. Bland...
The Editor:
I am trying to locate Robert J. Bland, age 66, last known living in Blaine. A year ago he sent an e-mail to Charles Bland inquiring about genealogy data concerning his family in Michigan. If you know of his whereabouts would you please have him contact me at this e-mail address: email@example.com. I would appreciate it very much. Thanks.
Joanne Bland
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The Northern Light welcomes letters to the editor; however, the opinions expressed are not those of the editor. Letters must include name, address and daytime telephone number for verification. Letters must not exceed 350 words and may be edited or rejected for reasons of legality, length and good taste. Thank you letters are limited to five individuals or groups. A fresh viewpoint on matters of general interest to local readers will increase the likelihood of publication. Writers should avoid personal invective. Unsigned letters will not be accepted for publication. Requests for withholding names will be considered on an individual basis. Only one letter per month from an individual correspondent will be published.
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Moderated by Tom Sabulis
Lack of Internet access prevents low-income citizens from full connection to jobs, education and other life necessities. Today, representatives of a major communications corporation and a national civil rights organization write about what they are doing to facilitate broadband adoption in these disconnected homes. On the flip side, a digital worker writes about an unfortunate byproduct of too much technology — the focus on oneself.
Please note: There are three columns today.
Commenting is open.
By David L. Cohen
Statistics about broadband adoption and the "digital divide" paint a distressing picture in metro Atlanta and throughout the nation. According to government figures, nearly 30 percent of Americans lack Internet access at home — even though service has been built out to three-quarters of those people's homes.
In Atlanta, where Comcast offers broadband service to 99 percent of our footprint, high-income neighborhoods like Buckhead have 80 to 100 percent of homes subscribing to broadband. But in lower-income areas such as South Atlanta, the adoption rate is 20 to 40 percent, or even lower.
The research clearly shows why: A lack of digital literacy — not understanding the value of the Internet, or fear of the Internet — is the major barrier, while roughly 20 percent point to the cost of computers and Internet access as their primary deterrent.
Given the critical importance of the Internet and all the opportunity it has to offer, this gap between "haves" and "have nots" should be unacceptable. The Internet's wealth of resources is vital to education and workforce development. Students, employees and job seekers need access to stay competitive and to perform everyday tasks, like doing homework and research, using social media and paying bills.
Nearly 80 percent of students are asked to access homework assignments online, and 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies accept only online applications. In the educational context, new digital learning tools promise to enrich learning in the classroom, which is why the President's ConnectED initiative to connect 99 percent of the schools in America to high-speed Internet service in five years is so critical. But school-based Internet service isn't enough; advanced digital learning also requires Internet access at home.
At Comcast, we are forging community partnerships to bridge the digital divide through a program we just relaunched in Atlanta called Internet Essentials. It is offered to families with at least one child eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program. Internet Essentials is also available to parochial, private, cyberschool and home-schooled students. Last week, we announced that Internet Essentials has connected more than 1 million low-income Americans, or 250,000 families, to broadband service at home, most for the first time. More than 14,000 of these families are in metro Atlanta area, one of the program's strongest performing cities.
Internet Essentials addresses myriad barriers such as cost, digital literacy and the perceived lack of relevance of online content. The program offers free digital literacy training in print, online and in-person, as well as low-cost broadband service (at $9.95 a month) and the option to purchase an Internet-ready computer for $150. Alongside our local partners, we have trained more than 20,000 low-income Americans in basic Internet skills since the inception of the Internet Essentials program.
That's a good start, but clearly there is more work to be done to bridge the digital divide in metro Atlanta and across the country.
David L. Cohen is executive vice president of the Comcast Corp.
By Hilary O. Shelton
This summer's march on Washington reminds us that the mission of the civil rights movement is constantly evolving. And in this gilded information age, getting everyone connected to broadband Internet has now become part of the movement's bulwark. The president's plan to wire 99 percent of U.S. schools is a much-needed part of the solution; but until we get everyone connected at home, the digital divide will remain.
Subscribing to broadband is no longer optional: 80 percent of U.S. jobs will require digital fluency within the next 10 years, 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies accept only electronic job applications, and nearly every aspect of college life has moved online. But today, African-American and Hispanic families lag 10 to 20 percentage points behind whites in broadband adoption.
Closing the "at-home" divide is complicated. Most non-adopters say they just don't see broadband as valuable. Others lack the digital literacy necessary to navigate the Internet's vast possibilities. The cost of computers and broadband service can also be an issue, but it's not the most important one.
Two years ago, the FCC teamed with Comcast, the nation's largest broadband provider, to initiate the biggest experiment ever attempted to close the digital divide. The undertaking, known as Internet Essentials, offers heavily discounted broadband service at $9.95 a month and a computer for just $150 to families with a child eligible for the federal school lunch program. There are approximately 134,000 such families in the Atlanta area.
Internet Essentials also offers to teach participants state-of-the-art digital skills..
The program is unique because it not only addresses the major barrier to adoption — demonstrating relevance of broadband and teaching the skills to use it — but because of the cost-saving incentives it offers. The program virtually eliminates the most oft-cited barriers to non-adoption without using scarce public funds.
That combination has made this one of the most successful digital divide initiatives ever tried. One million Americans have joined, 86 percent use the Internet daily, and more than half use it for work and two-thirds, to access government information and services.
But no good deed goes unpunished. A few outlier critics have claimed the program hasn't gone far enough. Others don't like the idea of public-private partnerships, no matter how much good they deliver.
We need every idea on the table to solve this problem. That means scaling up what works. But it's going to take a village. The digital divide took years of neglect to open so wide; it will take years of hard work to close.
Hilary O. Shelton is NAACP Washington bureau director and senior vice president for advocacy.
By Ashley Twist
Numerous studies over the years have shown that the alienating nature of the Internet — Facebook and social media in particular — is making us lonely and depressed. Our sense of happiness and social connectedness is directly related to how often we use the Internet.
Yet despite how terrible we feel about ourselves after scrolling through everyone's weekend pictures, we still post updates, pictures and videos of ourselves. We see what others are doing — sharing, posting, tweeting — and we feel compelled to put our best life forward, too. Our social media culture has become less about sharing content to create connected experiences and more about vanity. We're becoming digital narcissists, obsessed with ourselves and what others think of us.
Count the number of "selfies" (a picture someone takes of themselves with a cell phone camera) on your newsfeed right now, and you're likely to agree that social media has become the primary outlet for narcissistic behavior. We're all playing a bizarre game to see who can get the most attention on the Internet.
During a recent conversation with friends, we went around the circle comparing whose Instagram pictures received the most "likes." It became a contest for attention, and the rest of the night, we posted pictures with the key objective to rack up likes and comments.
Perhaps this egocentricity all started with the trend of the quantified self, the movement to incorporate technology into data acquisition on aspects of a person's daily life in terms of measurement and performance. Thanks to apps that count calories and products like Nike Fuelband, a person has the ability to track seemingly everything in one's life, which can make it easy to become self-centered. More self-knowledge becomes more self-absorption, which then becomes more self-serving social behavior.
There has been a clear behavioral shift from sharing experiences to sharing egocentric content, but how does this affect the future of social media and how we relate to each other?
As I see more acquaintances in my network share attention-seeking posts of no real value, I can't help but wonder if this behavior is the initial step in the downfall of communication. There's no filter on what people put out there for anyone and everyone to see; what happened to privacy, humility and dignity?
My respective social feeds have become filled with countless posts of bragging, irrelevant statements ("I just sneezed!") and over-filtered pictures of the latest event attended. I can only hope that we're still in the (long) honeymoon stage with social media, and that as it continues to become more ingrained in our society, we will share only content of real value, in an effort to connect with people.
I don't know about you, but I don't think I can handle one more selfie.
Ashley Twist is the mobile innovation strategist at Engauge, an Atlanta digital marketing agency.
November 8th, 2013
1:05 pm
This is in response to one of today's AJC letters to the editor: Re the letter about our Falcons, somebody must have dropped the writer on her head. She says "There has been no major player change or coaching change….." which is totally wrong. Our team that was 10 yards from the Super Bowl got totally dismantled during the off-season. This season's team is definitely not the same team we had last year. Dimitroff reshuffled the deck by letting a number of our key players go and bringing in a bunch of unknown quantities. According to our AJC sports pages, something like 40% or more of last season's great team are no longer with us. Plus the main offensive coach went to a different team during the off-season.
So we are playing with 60% or less of the team we had last season and a brand new offensive coach. We started September with a dismantled and restructured team, almost as if last year had been a losing year. This restructured team, by virtue of last year's record, was given the toughest schedule in the whole NFL this year, and during the first month of this season we lost many of our remaining key players to injury (so now even those spots are filled by newcomers). Between the offensive coach leaving and key offensive players being let go, our quarterback is getting little or no protection this year – a recipe for disaster that makes me hold my breath every week that Matt won't get injured badly too.
In order to "bring back our winning team", somebody would have to go all around the NFL reclaiming all those players let go in the off-season, along with the coach(s) we let go to other teams, put back together our dismantled team. Impossible. Somebody in the Falcons' front office is nuts, and we fans have to now suffer through how ever many years it takes to rebuild.
November 8th, 2013
6:07 am
I am much more concerned with the lack of actual literacy, i.e., the ability to read above the eighth grade level, than I am with digital literacy. Furthermore, I am happy to say that I never taken a photo of myself.
November 8th, 2013
1:10 am
When you consider that only about 50% of the students in Atlanta Public Schools graduate and that many of those same neighborhoods have limited broadband access it's easy to say there's a digital divide. However, is it lack of broadband or something else?
Sometimes it's easy to see causation that doesn't really exist, and you have to wonder if students are not motivated to do their school work how broadband access is going to help. Wouldn't the technology be as likely to serve as a distraction? While I applaud Comcast for offering assistance I fear the answer to lagging academic performance is more complicated than access to the internet.


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Alex Grassi
Field Hockey
Hometown: Brookeville, Md.
Current Residence: Lancaster, Pa.
Born: 1991
Joined National Team: 2012
Position: Defense
Number: 6
Caps: 0
To Grassi, an athlete doesn't just play a sport with a jersey and shin guards but rather with one's entire being. Introduced to field hockey by his elementary physical education teacher, Grassi joined a school team that competed in the Cal Cup U-12 Mixed Division every year. The rest was history. He has since competed in events such events as Pan American Championships and International Easter Tournament in Valkenswaard, Holland where he continues to give everything he has. Grassi is also a Division III soccer player at Franklin and Marshall College.
- 2012: Junior Pan American Championship (4th, Guadalajara, Mexico)
Nickname: Grassi
Twitter: @agrassi16
High School: McDonogh High School
Club: DC Dragons
College: Franklin and Marshall College
Major: Physics
Names of parents/guardians: Bob and Bonnie Grassi
Names of sibling(s): Danielle
Year you began playing field hockey: 1997
Game day mantra: Play with your heart, not your head.
Favorite sports quote: "Play with your soul as well as your body." - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar


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By Lawrence Hurley and Jonathan Stempel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that juries and not judges should be entitled to draw conclusions about facts in trials that could result in longer minimum sentences.
The court ruled on a 5-4 vote that Allen Alleyne, convicted for his role in the 2009 robbery of a convenience store in Richmond, Va., should be resentenced after a judge imposed a higher minimum sentence for a firearms offense based on his own conclusions about the facts.
The jury found that Alleyne had not brandished a gun, which would have meant a stiffer sentence. The judge disagreed.
In reaching its conclusion the court, threw out a 12-year-old precedent, Harris v. U.S., in which the court allowed judges to conduct fact-finding that could lead to longer minimum sentences.
Writing for the majority, Justice Clarence Thomas said the precedent was inconsistent with a 2000 ruling in a case dealing with maximum sentences called Apprendi v. New Jersey, in which the court ruled that juries must decide facts that lead to a longer sentence.
The case is Alleyne v. United States, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 11-9335.
(Reporting By Lawrence Hurley; Editing by Howard Goller and David Brunnstrom)


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Registered Name of Organisation:
Shepherd's Keep
Registration Numbers:
Section 21 Company
Reg. no. 2001/001302/08
Section 18(A)
Reg. no. 18/11/13/856
Non-Profit Organisation
Reg. no. 005-405 NPO
Click here
1195 Bluff Road
Marlborough Park, Bluff
Durban 4052
P O Box 21054
Bluff 4036
Tel/Fax: +2731 466 6106
Alt Tel: +2731 466 1045
Colin Pratley
Cheryl Pratley
Shepherd's Keep is a home for abandoned babies, HIV positive or not, from birth to six months old.
opening the new facility, we have been blessed to have baby after baby
coming to the safety of Shepherd's Keep, in the dark of the African
night and at the crack of dawn—little scraps of humanity, often wrapped
in nothing but an old blanket or towel, frightened and hungry,
desperately tired and just wanting loving arms and that bottle of warm
work days are long and the nights even longer, but the staff sing songs
of Jesus and their pure sweet voices ring out like angels, bringing
healing and deliverance—one baby was at deaths door—the doctors said,
"just hold him" and he is thriving and putting on weight—this is only
possible with God as man cannot heal him!
Babies in July
16 babies a month are dumped through this hatch (The Door of Hope in Johannesburg) and it is predicted that the number of abandoned children will rise drastically nine months after the World Cup. Many of them will be born to prostitutes who are unable to support them. Rosanna Greenstreet reports on how the already overstretched South African orphanages are preparing to cope. More...
Fighting for your life, freezing, abandoned, starving, ant-eaten and not even 24 hours old, possibly requires more strength than is needed by the approximately 20 000 runners lining up for this year's grueling Comrades Marathon. More...
Cheryl Pratley is the winner of the Clarins/Fairlady Most Dynamisante Woman for 2006. Read more here.
jou lewe, soos 'n Moeder Theresa, aan die koestering en versorging van
babas te wy wat deur hul ma's in die steek gelaat is, sit nie in elke
vrou se rok nie. Veral nie as jou eie vier kinders uiteindelik die nes
verlaat het en van jou hande af is nie.
vir Cheryl Pratley van Durban was die keuse maklik: toe sy eendag as
verpleegster met die ongewenste, sterwende baba van 'n 13-jarige meisie
in haar arms staan, het sy eenvoudig geweet sy móés iets doen. Lees meer...
Ruth and Esther
arrived on a cold and drizzly evening after being found in a park in
Berea, by the man who was mowing the lawn. He thought they were puppies
– they were so cold and wet and tiny and had almost ridden over them
with the ride-on mower he was using until he saw them move. When they
arrived at Shepherd's Keep, we couldn't believe how tiny they were –
900 grams and 1kg – so tiny we had to wrap them in blankets and hold
the blankets. Cheryl had to feed them with a dropper – they were too
tiny to suck a bottle and so weak from lying in the rain all day. We
phoned our doctor and asked whether we should take them to the
hospital. He said definitely not – they would probably die overnight –
we should keep them and do the best we could to keep them alive during
the night. We'd never been so afraid – they were almost too tiny to
touch – to bath them seemed impossible. They did survive that night and
every night after that and were soon strong enough to go onto 2 hourly
feeds which Colin and Cheryl had turns doing during the night (no staff
as yet). Ruth and Esther were adopted by Dutch Missionaries who
were recalled to Holland by their church and live there. We regularly
receive cards and letters updating us on their progress.
"The future of a lot of kids are in the hands of not only the people
running the charities, but also in the rest of society, and I am
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The visitors streaming into Priceville Elementary didn't raise Taylor Dean's suspicion until shortly after noon Thursday, when two buses carrying almost 100 educators from across the state rolled onto campus.
"I started to think, 'Maybe we're going to get it,' " the student ambassador said.
Her thoughts were confirmed when Principal Anne Knowlton interrupted classes and announced Priceville Elementary had become the 34th school worldwide to receive the Leader in Me Lighthouse designation.
The school is the first in the Morgan County school system and the third countywide to receive the honor. As a Lighthouse school, Priceville meets criteria that designate it as a model for the Leader in Me program.
In fewer than three years, teachers at Priceville transformed how they teach by incorporating "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," from the best-selling book by Stephen R. Covey, into the curricula.
"Essentially what we have done is empower our students to be leaders by being proactive and taking responsibility for their actions," Knowlton said.
The seven habits gave teachers a common language that students start hearing in kindergarten, she said.
"We're telling them to be proactive and that they are in control of their actions," Knowlton said.
Lighthouse schools must meet standards in nine areas, such as establishing a leadership environment for parental and community engagement. The process usually takes three years.
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A decline in discipline referrals is an example of how Priceville has benefited from the seven habits.
Knowlton said that when students come to the office, they generally are trying to figure out what they have done wrong, which is a lesson in habit one: Be proactive.
"About 90 percent of the time, they tell us what they have done," she said. "We turn it back on them to help find a solution to the problem."
Knowlton said the old way of punishing students has an impact for a while, but "teaching them in these situations lasts a lifetime."
Priceville's road to Lighthouse status started in January 2010 with a faculty workday. Knowlton gave teachers Covey's book with instructions to master specific habits. Five months after the initial meeting, the faculty met again to discuss Lighthouse requirements. The school was in what Knowlton called "full force" when classes started for the 2010-11 academic year.
Priceville established a Lighthouse team that included the principal and five faculty members.
Laura Lamb, a fifth-grade teacher who has been at the school 11 years, was part of the team. She said the benefits of teaching the seven habits were immediate.
"We had tried things like character education programs, but they didn't stick," Lamb said. "The biggest benefit of using seven habits is that it talks about being responsible."
She said every teacher is sending two messages: be leaders and be proactive.
"They hear this in everything we are teaching," Lamb said.
A Lighthouse review team made an unannounced visit to the school at 7:15 a.m. last Tuesday. The team stayed all day, and in addition to observing, team members talked with students, parents and faculty members. The group took lesson plans and a list of organizations Priceville had initiated since starting the process.
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That's why she cried two days later when she learned Priceville had received Lighthouse designation. The announcement came during a symposium that Priceville's Lighthouse team was attending at Athens State University.
"I was very surprised, and it was an emotional moment," Knowlton said.
Dean, a fifth-grader who is president of the science club, suspected something special was coming when "so many people came to see our school."
The ambassadors welcomed educators from around the state, who had been attending the symposium, to Priceville Elementary. The visitors' schools are trying to gain Lighthouse status.
Letting students show visitors around is part of teaching leadership, Knowlton said.
"We're always looking for opportunities for our students to be leaders," she said. "Part of the seven habits is finding ways to let them do it."
Bus Leaders is another student-led program developed through teaching the seven habits. The students in this program help drivers maintain order by reminding students of the rules.
Howie Mansell, 9, a third-grader, is a bus leader.
"If students stand up when they are not supposed to, I ask them to sit down," he said. "I try to keep everybody out of trouble."
Mansell tracks discipline problems. He meets with the assistant principal monthly, and if a bus has no discipline issues, those students are recognized.
No matter where students are in the 88,000-square-foot school, there is some reminder of the schools' mission and the seven habits.
Knowlton said the ultimate goal is to make sure students have a "can-do attitude" when they are not at school.
"We want our kids to be good and productive citizens as well as good students," she said.
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Priceville, a K-5 school with about 720 students, is the 34th school in the world to get Lighthouse status. Thirty of the 34 schools are in the United States, one in Indonesia and three in Canada.
The five Lighthouse schools in Alabama are Moulton Elementary, Chestnut Grove Elementary, Somerville Road Elementary, Priceville Elementary and University Place Elementary in Tuscaloosa.
The Leader in Me Lighthouse program emphasizes a culture of student empowerment by applying "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People."
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Why do people get mad when lied to by politicians ... especially when they basically beg politicians to lie to them?
As I've gotten older, I decided to make myself more aware of world and national events - especially our political process - I find myself growing increasingly disgusted.
It just seems like this society consists of people who, collectively, are as effective as a dog chasing its tail. I say this because it seems people get mad when politicians either appear to, or flat out, lie to them, but the only way politicians will get elected is if they tell the people what they want to hear (regardless of the real-time circumstances).
People want politicians to make everything all better with the same expediency as a mother kissing a baby's boo-boo ... and then act as mature as that baby when it realizes the pain is still there.
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Oct 19 2011: Yes. This game does run how our lives are ruled. And yes, it is irresponsible conduct on the part of the people. That being said, I think that the people of our society put themselves into these difficult positions, which in turn, 'punish' themselves into a pit of despair.
In physics (as is with this "game"), it is easier to destroy than to create.
Oct 19 2011: Steven I truly believe that every life is ruled by your choices and commitment to society as you see fit. Look at the current protestors. All they want is what they want and when they don't get it they talk about violence, and antisemitism is coming up, anti-white hate speech is becoming more prevalent, hate will be the calling card of the protestors. They do not see the irony of what they are doing and will never see it because they will never see beyond themselves. They are making choices each moment and they will live with those choices. Oh they will whine and cry but they still make the choice and must live with it. Choices were made in the 60's the protestors became the yuppies and eventually the hated establishment again choices being made. It is really all about choices
Oct 19 2011: "Anti-White hate speech" ... Are you serious? I'm curious ... What exactly is that? It seems to me that anytime a person of color brings up the attrocities committed by whites over the centuries the accusation of "Anti-White hate speech" gets thrown out there. Personally, I put that right up there with "Reverse Discrimination," which by its very name implies that one form of discrimination is fine and only becomes a problem when it backfires.
Yet ... That is another topic.
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$1,100—$1,775 1—3 bed 4500 S. Monaco Street, Denver CO, 80237
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4500 S. Monaco Street, Southmoor Park, Denver, 80237
Commute to Downtown Centennial
The rent at Cierra Crest Apartments ranges from $1,100 for a one bedroom to a $1,775 three bedroom. Apartments in this building are about as expensive as the Southmoor Park average. This is a pet-friendly apartment.
Cierra Crest Apartments is a 20 minute walk from the E-Line Light Rail E-Line and the F-Line Light Rail F-Line at the Belleview Station stop.
This apartment is in the Southmoor Park neighborhood in Denver. Nearby parks include Eastmoor Park, Southmoor Park and Dahlia Hollow Park.
Cierra Crest Apartments has a Walk Score of 22 out of 100. This location is a Car-Dependent neighborhood so almost all errands require a car.
Nearby schools include Beacon Country Day School, Southmoor Elementary School and Thomas Jefferson High School.
The closest grocery stores are ReadyFitGo Healthy Foods, King Soopers and Whole Foods Market.
Nearby coffee shops include Cafe, Metro Cafe and Woody Creek Bakery & Cafe | Caribou Coffee. Nearby restaurants include FelFel Mediterranean, DineOut Colorado and Pudge Bros Pizza - DTC.
Cierra Crest Apartments is near Eastmoor Park, Eastmoor Swim & Tennis Club and Jefferson Square Park.
There are some bike lanes and the terrain is flat as a pancake. Cierra Crest Apartments is somewhat bikeable, there is minimal bike infrastructure.
Located in the Tech Center area of Denver, Co, Cierra Crest apartments are only 25 minutes from downtown. We are located adjacent to Eastmoor Park and close to the Park Meadows Shopping Center, with easy access to Light-rail, I-25 and I-225.
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Kristen Dorris
May 08, 2014
I have lived at Cierra Crest for a year and absolutely love it, we never have any issues at all. When we moved in our ice machine wasn't working and it was immediately fixed. It is very nice to know that I don't have to worry about having any issues with my apartment. We plan on staying here for a few more years until we can afford to buy a house. The location of the apartments is amazing, you couldn't ask for a safer or friendlier environment!! I have nothing but great things to say about this apartment complex. No noise issues etc! Definitely no complaints!
Senthil Nathan
Aug 28, 2014
The locality of this apartment is very good. Its accessible to all the groceries and everything is within 2 to 3 miles. All the basic amenities are provided in the apartment. The staffs in the leasing office are very friendly and all the maintenance requests are acted upon promptly. There are not sufficient parking spaces available inside the apartment.
Mar 16, 2014
All in all I am not satisfied with this apartment complex. I lived in Cierra Crest for one year and consider myself a good tenant. Paid rent before the 1st ever month, quiet, didn't break any rules. For being a good tenant they raised my rent $60 per month. When I talked with the office staff about the fact that they were still offering the same floor plan at my original price they said they couldn't do anything about it. I just don't know why they would rent the same floor plan for less to new renters and take advantage of good tenants. If you move in here be prepared for your rent to be jacked up annually.
Stefanie Long
Feb 27, 2010
I wouldn't say there's anything spectacular about Cierra Crest. It was a nice place to live for the few months that I was there. The gals in the office were very friendly and helpful. The main clubhouse was just being renovated when I was there and it looked really nice. I was there in some of the winter months and there was a LOT of dog poop lying around...apparently the residents didn't like cleaning up after their pets in the cold weather. The walls were a little thin...there were more than a few times I heard what was going on the apartments around me. It's in a pretty nice location in that it's within walking distance to a lightrail station, and just across the freeway in the Tech center there is restaurants and shopping. I felt that you could easily walk to a lot of places if you wanted to. The only downside is that it's about a 20 minute or so drive/ride to downtown.
chaz kos
Jun 15, 2013
The building is aging and there are nothing but constant problems. Maintenance will be in your unit every week and still not thoroughly correct an issue....I am miserable here
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Southmoor Park, Denver, 80237
Almost all errands require a car.
A few nearby public transportation options.
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Cierra Crest Apartments has some transit which means a few nearby public transportation options. Car sharing is available from RelayRides.
Rail lines:
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Tastes similar to kettle corn bought at outdoor vendors booths but not nearly as salty or sugary. Spice can be adjusted to taste.
This mixture of spices and sugar can be tossed over air-popped popcorn as well.
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup popcorn kernels (before popping)
1 tablespoon almond, walnut or olive oil
1 tablespoon sugar
In a small bowl, combine cinnamon, ginger, cayenne and salt.
In a large pot with a lid, heat oil over medium-high heat. Stir in the spice mixture and the popcorn kernels, mix well. Sprinkle the sugar on top, but don't stir.
Reduce the heat to medium, cover the pot and cook, shaking the pot often, until the popping sound ends.
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Many of the best attractions in the area lie outside the city itself but shuttles and tours mean that just about every combination of sights can be packed into a day, as well as all manner of adventure activities – from rafting to skydiving.
Travellers can quickly dispatch minor sights along the eastern shore of Lake Rotorua, leaving time for the seldom-crowded Hell's Gate thermal area and the opportunity to watch terrified rafters plunging over Tutea's Falls. Rewards are more plentiful to the east and south especially around the shattered 5km-long massif of Mount Tarawera. During one cataclysmic night of eruptions in 1886 this chain split in two, destroying the region's first tourist attraction (the beautiful Pink and White Terraces), entombing the nearest settlement, Te Wairoa, now known as the Buried Village, and creating the Waimangu Volcanic Valley. It now ranks as one of the finest collections of geothermal features in the region alongside kaleidoscopic Wai-O-Tapu, with its daily triggered Lady Knox Geyser, boiling mud, and brilliantly coloured pools. Other magnificent geothermal areas around Rotorua include Kerosene Creek, which has the best free hot pools hereabouts, and Orakei Korako, which offers a peaceful geothermal experience. Meanwhile, the Whirinaki Forest Park presents great hiking and biking opportunities on the road to Lake Waikaremoana.Read More
Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, 10km south of Waimangu, is the area's most colourful and varied geothermal site. At 10.15am daily, the 10m Lady Knox Geyser is ignominiously induced to perform by a staff member who pours a soapy surfactant into the vent. If you miss the geyser your ticket allows you to come back next morning.
Everyone then drives 1km to the main site where an hour-long walking loop wends its way through a series of small lakes which have taken on the tints of the minerals dissolved in them – yellow from sulphur, purple from manganese, green from arsenic and so on. The gurgling and growling black mud of the Devil's Ink-Pots and a series of hissing and rumbling craters pale beside the ever-changing rainbow colours of the Artist's Palette pools and the gorgeous, effervescent Champagne Pool, a circular bottle-green cauldron wreathed in swirling steam and fringed by a burnt-orange shelf. The waters of the Champagne Pool froth over The Terraces, a rippled accretion of lime silicate that glistens in the sunlight.
As you drive back to the main road, follow a short detour to a huge and active boiling mud pool which plops away merrily, forming lovely concentric patterns.
The Mount Tarawera eruption
The Mount Tarawera eruption
Volcanic activity provides the main theme for attractions southeast of Rotorua, most having some association with Lake Tarawera and the jagged line of volcanic peaks and craters along the southeastern shore, collectively known as Mount Tarawera, which erupted in 1886.
Prior to that eruption Tarawera was New Zealand's premier tourist destination, with thousands of visitors every year crossing lakes Tarawera and Rotomahana in whaleboats and waka, frequently guided by the renowned Maori guide Sophia, to the Pink and White Terraces, two separate fans of silica that cascaded down the hillside to the edge of Lake Rotomahana. Boiling cauldrons bubbled at the top of each formation, spilling mineral-rich water down into a series of staggered cup-shaped pools, the outflow of one filling the one below. Most visitors favoured the Pink Terraces, which were prettier and better suited to sitting and soaking. All this came to an abrupt end on the night of June 10, 1886, when the long-dormant Mount Tarawera erupted, creating 22 craters along a 17km rift, and covering over 15,000 square kilometres in mud and scoria. The Pink and White Terraces were shattered by the buckling earth, covered by ash and lava, then submerged deep under the waters of Lake Rotomahana.
The cataclysm had been foreshadowed eleven days earlier, when two separate canoe-loads of Pakeha tourists and their Maori guides saw an ancient waka glide out of the mist, with a dozen warriors paddling furiously, then vanish just as suddenly; the ancient tohunga (priest) Tuhoto Ariki interpreted this as a sign of imminent disaster. The fallout from the eruption buried five villages, including the staging post for the Pink and White Terrace trips, Te Wairoa, where the tohunga, lived. In a classic case of blaming the messenger, the inhabitants refused to rescue the tohunga and it wasn't until four days later that they allowed a group of Pakeha to dig him out. Miraculously he lived, for a week.
In 2011, scientists discovered that rather than being completely destroyed, parts of the Pink Terraces appear to have survived the 1886 eruption (the White Terraces are thought to have been more likely to have been affected). The gas and hot water vents discovered on the lake floor indicate rare active underwater geothermal systems, which scientists are continuing to research.


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Dr. Nerenz clarified that the IOM's recommended indicators are quantitative expressions, not specific measures with defined numerators or denominators. He explained that indictors and objectives were selected through the use of a framework that integrates a Life-Course Model and a Health Determinants and Health Outcomes Model. Categories of the Life-Course Model include: Pregnancy and Infancy, Childhood, Adolescence, Young Adult, Adult, and Elderly. Categories within the Health Determinants and Health Outcomes Model include: Policy, Physical Environment, Social and Economic Environment, Health Behavior, Health and Health Care Services, and Outcomes. In addition to using the developed framework, the Committee developed 9 criteria for selecting objectives. Those criteria were:
The 12 indicators and 24 objectives recommended by the IOM are presented in Appendix 1.
The IOM Committee was also tasked with making recommendations for Healthy People 2020 Topic Areas that currently lack objectives (i.e., Social Determinants of Health, Health-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health). Their recommendations in these areas were as follows:
Committee Members were invited to ask questions and provide comment. A Committee Member asked whether the IOM Committee included mortality rates as an indicator. In the1990 report, the Healthy People objectives included mortality outcomes by age group looking at quality of life. Dr. Steven Teutsch, who was present on the call and had also taken part in the IOM Committee, explained that, based on their charge, the IOM Committee could only consider and recommend objectives listed in the Healthy People 2020 document.
The Committee Member noted that some objectives, such as mental health, have measures available nationally but those measures are unlikely to be applicable to state and community sources. He asked whether availability of national-level versus state-level versus local-level measures played a part in the selection of objectives. Dr. Teutsch responded that it was one consideration, but was not overarching. When the IOM Committee was filtering down specific measures, they took into account what was known about the health impact of a particular measure and objective.
Another Committee Member noted the discussion around adjusting for quality of life and adjusting for quality of life related to disability. She raised a caution that as HHS thinks about the effects of disability on quality of life and recognize that these effects are compounded by environmental and social determinants of health. She emphasized that the quality of life of people living with disabilities should not be devalued, especially if the LHIs are meant to improve the quality of life. Dr. Nerenz agreed, and pointed out that some technical issues of using the metrics in a way that adjusts for as many relevant factors as possible was beyond the scope of the IOM Committee's charge.
Dr. Shiriki Kumanyika, Committee Vice-chair, asked if the IOM Committee's had considered that its approach would result in a sense of what the national priorities might be, or if they viewed indicators and objectives as being separate from national priorities. Dr. Nerenz said the IOM Committee did not make any attempt to prioritize within recommended objectives, indicators, or topics. The selection of 24 objectives seemed to be a very strong message, and the IOM Committee understood their task to be fundamentally about priorities. Dr. Teutsch said the IOM Committee recognized early on that setting national priorities was one of the uses of the LHIs; therefore, the Members were cognizant of selecting the objectives of most importance.
Dr. Kumanyika asked whether the IOM Committee strove to select indicators that represented the Nation's top problems or whether it strove to balance its selection of indicators. Dr. Nerenz answered that the Committee did not seek to make any stronger statements about priorities within the recommendations because it would have gone beyond their charge.
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Bulgaria Joins Habitat's Global House-Building Network
Americus, Ga.- November, 9 2001 - The Eastern European country of Bulgaria will join Habitat for Humanity International's global house-building network following approval by the international board of directors during the organization's fall meeting in Americus, Ga.
"Expanding to new horizons, like Bulgaria, allows Habitat for Humanity to reach out and work with people in need worldwide to eliminate substandard housing," said Millard Fuller, founder and president of Habitat for Humanity International.
When communist rule ended in 1991, Bulgaria began moving toward political democracy and a market economy. Overcrowding is a common problem in former eastern bloc countries facing serious inflation and unemployment. In 1990, the average Bulgarian home had three rooms and housed as many as three generations in one residence.
Habitat for Humanity in Bulgaria needs support from financial sponsors and volunteer laborers to build safe, simple, decent and affordable homes with people in need of adequate shelter. Growing out of local initiative in Bulgaria's capital of Sofia in 1999, a steering committee has been formed to establish an HFH affiliate. The HFH Sofia Steering Committee is working to implement a Habitat mission to the need for simple, decent, affordable shelter in the former eastern bloc country.
Celebrating its 25th Anniversary year, Habitat for Humanity International is an ecumenical Christian ministry dedicated to eliminating poverty housing. Founded by Millard Fuller, along with his wife, Linda, Habitat for Humanity International and its affiliates in more than 2,000 communities in 83 nations have built and sold more than 100,000 homes to partner families with no-profit, zero-interest mortgages.


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Just interested, to me it seems CC has been hitting an all time low in terms of activity, I barely login these days and hardly see any changes in threads.
Do you maintain a forum statistics kinda thing ?
Just interested, to me it seems CC has been hitting an all time low in terms of activity, I barely login these days and hardly see any changes in threads.
Do you maintain a forum statistics kinda thing ?
CC has been quiet for some time tis true theres not been so much cricket about but I suspect it also shows that whatever some may think of him that CC needs Richard to stimulate debate
Have heard from a reputable source [SPOILER](Prince EWS)[/SPOILER] that the staff have put together a package to stimulate activity in Cricket Chat.
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Parmi | #1 draft pick | Jake King is **** | Big Bash League tipping champion of the universeCome and Paint Turtle
FWIW I did a course in Theory Of Traffic Flow at Uni.
FYTI I didn't pass
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"as much a news event as an actual footballer, a worthy stop-start centre forward, but an all-time hyper-galactico when it comes to doing funny things with cars and hats, a player whose signing proves once again that the Premier League is still undoubtedly the best in the world when it comes to doing things with cars and hats."
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I think we're using different criteria Brumbers - I just had in mind the "traffic" issue - I think Aussie would perk up the traffic flow in CC but, based on previous experience, he'd do nowt for the atmosphere
Sadly I believe SJS intends to remain inactive - hopefully Archie will resume posting with his old enthusiasm before long - just so long as it isn't an Ashes drubbing for us that prompts it
As for Lucky Eddie and the fabled SlowLove I am afraid both were before my time but perhaps they'll return one day - characters are important - I believe fiery may be available - I may start a petition for a pardon for him!
Should go and play in traffic imo. Just thought I would throw that out there to keep the thread on topic.
There's no real proper cricket going on right now.
And the T20 World Cup had a different forum.
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In the lakeside villages and fields that surround Dali's ancient city centre, nobody uses street names. Which meant finding the Equinox Party a few weeks ago was like following a treasure map: "Head to the wharf, turn at the sign, and look for the second sign."
We were so busy drinking in the view, sun setting behind rolling mountains and the neat patchwork of green crops, we completely rode past the second sign. We backtracked and spotted the rickety chair lying on its side. No problem, scenic detours are just part of the vibe in southwest China.
Dali has always been a magnet for China's alternative set. Hippies and artists rub shoulders with twentysomething rat-race dropouts. On any given day you'll find them eking out a living selling trinkets on the side of the town's cobblestone streets. The older ones run guesthouses and tiny cafes that pipe in Indian music and serve Chai.
But tonight, young or old, they were converging in the rice fields for an all night (and all morning) rave. After Hours Athletes had been trickling in throughout the day, and by 22:00 the craft beer (provided by local bar Bad Monkey) was flying off the counter and the dance floor was filling up.
A couple of fire throwers, a belly dancer, and a juggler added to the weirdness, and a blend of hard house and trance set the rhythms. It was sexy and freaky, and if it all got to be a little too much, you could chill out in a giant dome with a crackling fire. We met up with a few new teammates outside, who, being low on cash, had sneaked in their own drinks, and a couple of pet dogs as well.
By 1:00 the dance floor was heating up and a dash of folk was being thrown into the electronic mix with a DJ that managed to play the flute as well as the turntables. A strange combination but, hey, in Dali anything goes.
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The HPV vaccine Gardasil is not yet approved for women aged 27 to 45, according to a "complete response" letter to the vaccine's manufacturer, Merck & Co., from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA wrote that its review of the company's supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) to add women 27 to 45 as an approved indication is complete, but that the vaccine will not be approved within the 6-month "priority review" period due to issues with the submission.
Merck expects to submit its responses this month, the company noted in a statement. Gardasil is already approved for use in females aged 9 to 26 for the prevention of HPV 6, 11, 16, and 18 infection.
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Mar 20 2012: I'm 100% for alternative energy and if natural gas can do that, then that's all good. At the back of my mind has been the urgent need for a better alternative preferably based on inexhaustible natural source. That will answer the problem of sustainability. I can see Africa joining Asia to be energy use intensive as USA and EU within the next 50 years. That will certainly put unbearable strain on supplies.
Donald LewisMar 20 2012: He did say in his talk that renewables will not in the near term solve the national security issues poised by our dependance on oil. Natural gas, even if it is only used as a fuel by the 8 million semi's in the US, would essentially mean that the US would be oil INDEPENDENT. We could leave the middle east.
Mar 20 2012: I am not an expert, but I suppose gas is more reliable than sun, wind, and tidal power, and probably cheaper to harvest than geothermal power. Also, if you consider that sun energy can best be "harvested" in desert regions, you are dependent on locations in zones that are still difficult to control... although I completely agree that a mix of all sorts of renewable energies, algae, and gas would be the most promising solution.
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